Egypt win seven titles and nineteen medals at finswimming worlds
In Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt finished the World University Championships with seven golds, nine silvers and three bronzes. Mohab Ehab and Nada Magdy each won two titles.
Contribution SNA · Author profile ·
Listen to this story
Synthetic English voice · 1 min 31 s
Egypt finished top of the medal table at the World University Finswimming Championships, held on 28 and 29 October 2026 in Sharm el-Sheikh. The host nation's swimmers won seven titles, nine silver medals and three bronzes, making nineteen podium finishes.
Tarek Hassan Elsayed set the tone on the first day by winning the 100m surface in 34.50 seconds, a competition record. He beat China's Guan Hanzhi (36.31 seconds) and fellow Egyptian Ammar Ahmed Waseef (36.51 seconds). Having already set a competition record in the heats with 35.59 seconds, he lowered that mark by 1.09 seconds in the final.
Two titles each for Mohab Ehab and Nada Magdy
Mohab Ehab won the 400m surface, then the 800m surface the following day. Mahmoud Waleed Ali took silver behind him in both events. Ali also won the 200m surface on the second day.
In the women's events, Nada Magdy won the 800m surface on 28 October, then the 400m surface on the 29th. Malak Sherif finished second in both races, giving Egypt two more one-twos.
Ahmed Mohamed Aly claimed Egypt's other title by winning the 400m bi-fins on the first day.