Swimmers Danilo Rosafio and Emily Muteti will represent Kenya at the Tokyo Olympic Games Kenya Swimming Federation (KSF) has confirmed.
Rosafio, 19, and Muteti, 22, were selected based on new qualification guidelines provided by the international swimming governing body, Fina.
In a statement released on Wednesday morning, KSF says that the selection was based on the top-ranking points from qualifying and the 2019 Fina World Championships that were held in Gwanju, South Korea.
Rosafio who participated in the 100m freestyle in the Fina World Junior Championships attained 730 points in the tournament held in Budapest,Hungary while Muteti got 698 in the 50m freestyle at the 12th African Games held in Casablanca,Morocco.
"It was based on the published criteria dated January 27, 2021 and further country specific guidelines issued by Fina on April 14, 2021,"
KSF disclosed that Rosafio and Muteti will continue training in their current bases at Loughborough University England and Grand Canyon University, USA respectively.
Fakhry Mansoor will be the head coach while Abdulmalik Abubakar has been appointed as the team manager.