Team Fiji swimming members Epeli Rabua, Taichi Vakasama, David Young, Cheyenne Rova have acclimatised to the conditions in England for the Commonwealth Games.
Vakasama and Cheyenne recently represented Fiji at The World Championship in Budapest, Hungary and travelled to Birmingham from there.
They were joined by David Young and Epeli Rabua.
Fiji swimming coach Rosemary Rova said the two boys, Hansel McCaig and Temafa Yalimaiwai, had just finished their examinations at the university which was a challenge juggling education and training at one time.
She said other squad members Rosemarie Rova and Kelera Mudunasoko, had also prepared well.
Rosemary said the aim was to get to the semi-finals. “Taichi and Cheyanne participated in the World Championship in Budapest recently and continued their journey to the United Kingdom,” she said.
“We are looking to get into the second round and the semi-finals. However the competition will be very tough.
“The only problem for us is travelling and then the competition will start in five days.
“The swimmers who are there have acclimatised to the conditions. “So, with the ones we are taking from Fiji, we need to talk about jet lag with the long travel.
“We have a 15-year-old swimmer (Mudunasoko) in the team, so I don’t know how she will feel after the long trip.
“It could be jet lag or nerves, but hopefully things turn out well.”
Rabua, McCaig and Young will participate in the men’s 50 metre and 100m freestyle. McCaig, Yalimaiwai and Young will feature in the 200m freestyle.
Vakasama and Rabua will participate in the 50m breaststroke. Vakasama, Rabua and Young will participate in the 100m and 200m breaststroke. Rabua, McCaig and Yalimaiwai will participate in the 50m butterfly. Yalimaiwai will feature in the 100m and 200m butterfly.
Young will feature in the 200m individual medley. Vakasama, McCaig, Yalimaiwai and Rabua will make up the 4x100m freestyle relay and 4x100m medley team.
Cheyenne and Rosemarie will compete in the women’s 50m and 100m freestyle. Rosemarie will participate in the 200m freestyle.
Cheyenne will participate in the 50m backstroke and 50m breaststroke. Mudunasoko will participate in the 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke. Rosemarie will feature in the 50m and 100m butterfly discipline.
