Kenyan swimming star Danilo Rosafio's training was boosted after he improved his personal best time during the Porto swimming gala in Portugal on Monday June 7 as he prepared for the main event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Swimming against some of the world’s best swimmers from Portugal, Rosafio who has switched in training base from Mombasa to Loughborough University in the United Kingdom won bronze at the Porto 2021 International Meeting, beating some of Portugal's best swimmers at the gala.
The Kenyan who will be making his debut at the Summer Games in July clocked a time of23.52 seconds in the 50 meter freestyle to improve his previous personal record of 23.71 in the race won by Portugal’s Diogo Matos with a time of 22.93 seconds.
In 100m freestyle, Rosafio also settled for the bronze after clocking 52.22 in a race that was won by Portugese star Diogo Matos with a time of 50.31 while Souza settled for the second position with a time of 51.15 seconds.
Sole female swimming athlete at the Olympic Games list Emily Muteti is expected to travel to France this weekend to participate in the France International swimming gala.
Emily has intensified her training at the Grand Canyon University in the United States under Coach Stevwe Schaffer ahead of the Tokyo 2020 games.