31/08/2026
A good leader listens to stakeholders, understands their concerns and works with them to find solutions. ☺️
Leadership is about being accessible, approachable and ready to serve. When people know they can reach you, speak openly and have their concerns taken seriously, that is leadership that builds confidence.
Kiambu Aquatics Honorary Secretary Douglas Okatso is showing exactly what it means to serve and lead from the front. He is the real deal.
30/08/2026
Orca and Snook Take Top Honours at Kiambu Aquatics Inter-Club Swimming Championship
Orca Swim Club and Snook Swimming Club emerged overall boys’ and girls’ champions respectively as the Kiambu County Aquatics Association Inter-Clubs Swimming Championship concluded at Potterhouse School Senior after two days of competitive racing.
The championship, held on 29 and 30 August 2026, attracted more than 300 swimmers from over 30 teams, bringing together some of the region’s leading age-group swimmers for the opening meet of the Kiambu Aquatics league.
In the girls’ standings, Snook Swimming Club took the overall trophy after collecting 20 gold, 14 silver and six bronze medals. Orca Swim Club Kenya finished first runners-up with 20 gold, 10 silver and nine bronze, while Torpedo took second runners-up position with 16 gold, eight silver and 15 bronze medals.
The boys’ competition saw Orca Swim Club Kenya dominate the gold-medal count to lift the overall trophy with 40 gold, 19 silver and 10 bronze medals. Thika Swim Academy finished first runners-up with 13 gold, six silver and two bronze, while Snook Swimming Club settled for second runners-up with 10 gold, nine silver and nine bronze medals.
Among the standout swims of the championship was Chris Mugo of Thika Swim Academy, who produced an impressive performance in the boys’ 16–17 years 400m individual medley, touching home in 5:34.23 to take gold.
The 400m IM, one of swimming’s most demanding events, requires swimmers to race all four competitive strokes — butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle — making Mugo’s performance one of the notable swims of the meet.
In the girls’ 14–15 years 400m individual medley, Vahkeinah B. Leboy of Torpedo claimed gold in 6:21.68, ahead of Thika Swim Academy’s Waruguru Ngugi, who finished in 6:43.15.
Competition was equally intense across the younger age groups, with several swimmers recording strong early-season performances and collecting valuable points for their clubs.
Orca Swim Club Head Coach Sila Kennedy praised his swimmers after the club topped overall saying the results reflected months of consistent training and commitment from the entire team.
> “I want to appreciate Kiambu Aquatics for organising such a spectacular meet. We have seen some very good swimming, and some of my swimmers, including Blaise Rumu and Laja Barack, have produced outstanding performances and broken records.
“It did not come easy. It is the result of hard work, early-morning training and dedication from the swimmers, coaches and parents. Everybody has played a part in getting these swimmers to this level,” Kennedy said.
He called on more swimming clubs and academies within the region to join Kiambu Aquatics Swimming League, saying a larger competitive field would help raise swimming standards.
> “My appeal is for more teams to register with Kiambu Aquatics Swimming League. The stronger the competition we create locally, the better our swimmers will become. We want to make Kiambu Aquatics one of the strongest swimming organisations in the country.
“I am happy that Orca has started on the right footing by topping the first meet of the Kiambu Aquatics league. We now have to keep working. We want to maintain this momentum throughout the season and hopefully lift the league trophy again,” he added.
Kiambu Aquatics Honorary Secretary Douglas Okatso congratulated the swimmers, coaches, officials, parents and participating clubs for contributing to a successful championship.
Okatso said the association was working to create more opportunities for swimmers to compete regularly while strengthening the pathway between club, county and national-level swimming.
He said Kiambu Aquatics' partnership with Kenya Aquatics, alongside other stakeholders, was aimed at developing swimming and other aquatic disciplines across the county and beyond.
Okatso also welcomed clubs to the second meet of the Kiambu Aquatics league, saying the association expects an even bigger field as the season progresses.
There will be little time to rest, with attention now shifting to the Kenya Aquatics National Time Trials on 19 and 20 September 2026 at Potterhouse School Senior. The national trials will provide another major test for the country's leading age-group swimmers as they seek selection to the Kenyan team for the 11th Africa Aquatics Zone 3 Swimming Championships in Kampala, Uganda. The National Time Trials will offer them an opportunity to translate their county and club performances onto the national stage.
The Kiambu meet also underlined the growing depth of competitive swimming in the region, with established clubs facing increasingly strong challenges from emerging teams and younger swimmers.
30/08/2026
Dear Stakeholders,
Please be strongly cautioned that there are individuals masquerading as aquatics officials and moving around swimming facilities claiming to conduct swimming pool audits while demanding money from unsuspecting facility owners, managers and other stakeholders.
These individuals are conmen and impostors.
There is no swimming pool audit sanctioned by the recognised national or county aquatics bodies. Any person arriving at your facility claiming to be an aquatics official conducting such an audit should therefore be treated with serious suspicion.
Do not give them money. Do not allow them unrestricted access to your swimming facility. Do not provide them with confidential information or documents simply because they claim to represent an aquatics organisation.
If individuals come to your facility masquerading as aquatics officials, treat them as impostors and suspected fraudsters. Report them immediately to the nearest police station, local administrator or other relevant authorities for investigation and appropriate action.
Stakeholders should further be aware that the individuals reportedly behind these activities were expelled from swimming following grave integrity and safeguarding issues. They should not be allowed to use the name of aquatics, swimming organisations or any perceived official position to intimidate facilities, demand money or mislead members of the swimming community.
We must not allow rogue individuals to exploit swimming facilities, schools, clubs, coaches and parents by pretending to exercise authority that they do not have.
Remain vigilant. Do not pay them. Do not be intimidated.
Please circulate this warning widely among swimming clubs, schools, academies, pool owners, hotels, facility managers, coaches and other aquatics stakeholders.
28/08/2026