Mr. Pedroletti (left) with all participants at the clinic
A development plan for Swimming in Benin was also put forward with the following objectives: to organise annual swimming championships, to establish national records lists for young swimmers, to build a sports training school for 10 and under with the support of private schools in Cotonou, Porto Novo and Ouidah whose coaches are also physical education teachers.
The pool sessions took place at the Eldorado Swimming pool (25m) where participants tested their coaching skills. The lack of swimming pools and equipment (e.g. racing lanes, touchpads) and the difficulty to access them still stand in the way to further development of swimming in the country.