USM Alger Swimming Team
| USM Alger | |
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| Leagues | Algerian Swimming Championship |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Arena | Piscine du complexe Mohamed boudiaf |
| Location | 2, avenue Ziar Abdelkader Bab El Oued Algiers, Algeria 16007 |
| Team colors | black, Red |
| President | Fouad Djabrouni |
| Head coach | Ali Maansri |
| Championships | Algerian Championship |
| Active departments of Union Sportive Médina d'Alger | ||||||||||||||||||
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Union sportive de la médina d'Alger (Swimming) (Arabic: الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر للسباحة), referred to as USM Alger SN for a short, is a swimming club based in Algiers, Algeria that played in the Algerian Swimming Championship is the best club in algeria the male category, and especially females.[1]
History
[edit]USM Alger Swimming Team was founded in 1978 and is considered one of the strongest clubs in Algeria with GS Pétroliers, especially in the girls category, where it often controls its championships in all categories. On June 20, 2020, while training swimmer Manal Haboub died of a heart attack at the age of 17, while she was preparing to pass the baccalaureate exams.[2][3] 48 hours after the death in the middle of training in the pool of the Mohamed Boudiaf complex, the swimming federation imposed a medical certificate of good health for any athlete who goes to training. An administrative measure which releases all responsibility of the clubs and the federation for any incident or drama which occurs in the basin. If an athlete does not present the famous document, he will not be able to take part in the training.[4]
Honours
[edit]- Algerian OPEN Swimming Champion 2013–14, 2015–16, 2021
- Algerian JUNIOR Swimming Champion 2013–14
- Champion of Algeria by Points Minimes 2016–17 Girls and boys in Setif
- Champion of Algeria Benjamins 2016–17 Girls and boys
- Algerian Swimming interclubs Champion 2017.[5]
- Algerian JUNIOR Swimming runners–up Girls and boys 2020.[6]
- Boys 5 gold, 7 silver and 6 bronze
- Girls 6 gold and 2 silver
Notable Swimmers
[edit]- Oussama Sahnoune
- Mohamed Ryad Bouhamidi
- Ramzi Chouchar
- Lounis Khendriche
- Jugurtha Boumali
- Nazim Belkhodja
- Moncef Aymen Balamane
References
[edit]- ^ "Natation/championnat interclubs (USM Alger) : des résultats en net recul". aps.dz. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Algérie : Décès tragique de la nageuse Manel Haboub". sportnewsafrica.com. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Natation : Terrible drame, la jeune athlète Manel Haboub décède la veille de son BAC". fennecfootball.com. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Après le décès Manal Haboub, la fédération de natation oblige les nageurs à présenter un certificat médical". dia-algerie.com. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Natation : L'USMA remporte l'interclubs national et empoche 300.000 DA". lesechosdalger.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Natation/Championnat d'Algérie hivernal: le DEN satisfait des résultats". aps.dz. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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