15 ára gamli Assem Emad Abdul Ghafar fekk nú leygardagin heiðurin at verða fyrsti svimjari sum vann eina kapping í svimjihøllini har heimsmeistarastevnan skal vera í desember, tá ið tey skipaðu fyri HH UAE Presiden’ts Swimming Championships har í vikuskiftinum. Kapteinurin á svimjilandsliðnum har sigur í aðrari grein á www.dubaiswimming2010.ae, at einki kann samanberast við hesa høllina, og FINA stjórin Cornel Marculescu sigur eisini, at hylurin har í Dubai er “one of the best swimming facilities in the world.
“Three months ago when I was here I didn’t believe this was possible. I was very skeptical. Now I find this jewel here – it is the pearl of the desert, and I believe it is one of the best swimming facilities in the world”