Khader Baqleh smashes more records

AMMAN — Jordan’s swimming sensation Khader Baqleh has smashed two more national records on his way to finishing with three silver medals at the Asian Age Group Championship in Thailand, according to the Jordan Olympic Committee News Service.

With a place at next summer’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro virtually assured after already making the “B” qualifying time, the youngster edged even closer to the “A” times in the 100m and the 400m freestyle events with new Jordan records.

As well as those two silvers for the U-18 age group, Baqleh picked up a further silver medal in the 200m freestyle. Not to be outdone, his older sister Talita won bronze in the 50m butterfly for her age group.