Abdul Jabar Adama has become the first ever Nigerian swimmer to win a medal at the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships held in Romania.
The 17-year-old won a silver medal in the men’s 50 meters butterfly, clocking 23.64 seconds to finish behind Great Britain’s Dean Fearn who won gold with 23.54 seconds.
He broke two Nigerian Records in one day en route winning a historic medal. Coming into the championships, his Nigerian record stood at 23.81 seconds, lowering it to 23.61 seconds in the prelims, and then clocking 23.48 seconds in the semis.
