New National Records, Club Victories, and a Thrilling Four Days of Top-Level Swimming at Tal-Qroqq.
The 32nd edition of the Easter International Swimming Meet made a big splash at the National Pool Complex in Tal-Qroqq between the 23rd and 26th of April 2025 — and it was one for the books!
This year’s Meet was even more special as part of the ASA’s 100-Year Celebrations. The brand-new Centenary Swimming Club Trophy was introduced and awarded to the club that grabbed the most Gold medals. Huge shoutout to Sliema ASC, who topped the rankings with a massive 41 Golds!
New National Records Set!
Sasha Gatt was on fire, smashing two National Long Course Records:
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200m Freestyle — Sasha clocked a time of 2:04.25, beating the previous record set by Mya Azzopardi in 2021.
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400m Freestyle — Sasha broke her own record with a stunning 4:16.36.
Easter Meet Records Tumble
It wasn’t just about National Records. Several Easter Meet Open Records were also broken by swimmers from Maltese clubs:
50m Breaststroke (Women) — Zoe Cawsey (Neptunes WPSC) broke the record twice!
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First in the morning heats with a 33.27,
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Then an even faster 32.97 in the evening finals.
50m Breaststroke (Men) — Henrik Starkus (Sliema ASC) did the same:
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Morning heats: 29.32
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Finals: 29.08
Sasha Gatt continued her domination, setting Easter Meet Open Records in:
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400m Freestyle — 4:16.36
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800m Freestyle — Broke the record twice, first in 8:55.81 during a 1500m split, then again in the Final with 8:52.75
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1500m Freestyle — New record of 16:49.85
International Talent Turned Up the Heat 🔥
Visiting swimmers from Moldova, Romania, Panama, North Macedonia, Italy, Germany, Sweden, and Poland also made their mark, breaking Easter Meet records in:
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100m Backstroke (Men’s)
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200m Backstroke (Men’s)
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4x100m Medley Relay (Men’s)
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50m Freestyle (Women’s)
This just shows the insane level of competition we had this year!
Competition Highlights
Over 476 swimmers took part, entering a massive 2,430 individual races and 42 relay events across four intense days.
🏊♂️ 387 swimmers represented Malta’s 13 local clubs.
🌍 89 athletes flew in from 9 international clubs.
Morning Heats and Afternoon Finals kept the action rolling nonstop!
A Gateway to the World Stage 🌍
This year’s Meet wasn’t just about medals. It was an official World Aquatics Qualifying Competition for the upcoming World Swimming Championships happening in Singapore this July.
Top local swimmers were also eyeing qualifying spots for major competitions like:
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Games of the Small States of Europe in Andorra
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European Under-23 Championships in Samorin
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COMEN Mediterranean Cup in Belgrade
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European Junior Championships
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European Youth Olympic Festival in Skopje
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World Junior Championships in Otopeni
Selections will be announced very soon!
A Big Thank You
The ASA would like to thank its amazing sponsors — COOP Services, Go & Fun, and SportMalta — for making this event such a huge success.
