National record set by Meral and Thazkiya at World Championships

Two Maldivian swimmers who are currently competing at the World Aquatics Championship - Singapore 2025, Meral Ayn Latheef and Amna Thazkiya Mirsad (Thazky) have set national records for the long course category.

Meral set the national record for the women's 200-metre individual medley event, with Thazkiya setting the national record for the women's 100-metre backstroke event, both in the long course category.

Meral set a time of 02:44:34 on the first day of the world championship. Her previous record was set earlier this year at UK's Devon County Championship with a time of 02:45:93.

Meral set a new record in a championship competition last year as well. However, Thazkiya broke that record at last years Sri Lankan National and Junior National Long Course Swimming Championship.

Thazkiya broke Hamna Ahmed's 2023 record with her own time of 1:13:49 just yesterday at the heat backstroke event in Singapore.

The 14-year-olds record is 4.2 seconds faster than Hamna's.

Hamna set a new record last year at the 59th MILO/MAS Malaysia Invitational Age Group Swimming Championship heat with a time of 01:17:69. Hamna beat Aishath Sausan's record with her own time of 01:18:17 the year before that. Sausan's record was set at the 19th FINA World Championship with a time of 01:18:58.

Thazkiya's current time however, is five seconds ahead of previous swimmers.

Maldivian swimmers Mohamed Aan Hussain and Mohamed Rihan Shiham are also competing in the World Aquatics Championship.