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Former Soya award winner Maria Bianchi sets a new meet record

Maria Bianchi from Aga Khan Academy displays some of her medals after a past event. [File]

Teenage sensation Maria Bianchi set a new meet record during the Coast Invitational Swimming gala that entered its second day yesterday at the Bandari Maritime Academy’s swimming pool in Mombasa.

Swimming for Blue Ocean Swimming Club, Maria smashed a nine year old record of Coast Amateur Swimming Association (Casa) in girls 14/15 years 100m individual medley (IM) set by Olympian Emily Muteti on April 19, 2013.

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