Teenagers from Guizhou and Macao have a friendly swimming competition in Guiyang. [Photo/Dongjing News]

贵州和澳门的青少年在贵阳进行友好的游泳比赛。

A friendly swimming competition between teenagers from Guizhou and Macao was held at the Guiyang Citizen Fitness Center in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, on March 30.

近日，贵阳市市民健身中心游泳馆内十分热闹，澳门青少年游泳交流团与贵阳市青少年游泳运动员，在这里进行了一场交流赛。

The competition featured various events, including a 50m butterfly, a 50m backstroke, a 50m breaststroke, and a 4×50m freestyle relay, aiming to promote communication and exchanges between young athletes from Guizhou and Macao, and provide a platform for sports exchange and cooperation.

此次比赛设置了50米蝶泳、50米仰泳、50米蛙泳、4×50米自由泳接力等多个竞赛项目，项目种类设置全面，为促进黔澳青少年广泛交往、全面交流，搭建体育交流合作新平台。

This competition was organized by Guizhou Swimming Sports Development Center, Guizhou Sports Talent Exchange Development Center, and Guizhou Swimming Association.

此次体育交流活动由贵州省游泳运动发展中心、贵州省体育人才交流发展中心、贵州省游泳协会主办，来黔交流的澳门青少年运动员均来自澳门绿波游泳会。

The Macao teenagers participating in the competition were from Macao Green-Wave Swimming Club. Founded in 1952, the club is dedicated to nurturing young swimmers and was awarded the Medal of Sports Merit by Macao Special Administrative Region in 2022.

澳门绿波游泳会创会于1952年，以培养澳门青少年儿童游泳运动员为会务宗旨，2022年荣获澳门特别行政区授予体育功绩勋章。

Lao Hiu Fung, vice-chairman and head coach of the club, said that through such competitions, young athletes can gain more experience, identify their shortcomings, and lay a foundation for better training in the future.

澳门绿波游泳会副理事长兼主教练柳晓峰表示，通过这样的比赛，可以增加他们的经验，让他们在竞赛中，找到自己的不足，为了下一步更好地训练打基础。

Source: China Daily

Editor: ChenDawei

Senior Editor: Pang Bo