Ismail Zulfić breaks senior European record!

(Patria) - Bosnia and Herzegovina's swimming representative Ismail Zulfić has once again written the pages of sports history.

A member of the SPID Swimming Club from Sarajevo at this year's, the sixth in a row, International Para-swimming Festival held in Zagreb, broke the senior European record in the 100-meter butterfly stroke in the S5 category.

The new best time of the Old Continent, held by fifteen-year-old Ismail Zulfić, now stands at 1:33.64.

"Ismail Zulfić has once again exceeded expectations and pushed boundaries. At the competition in Zagreb, he showed that everything great he has achieved so far is actually just the beginning of what is to come," stated the SPID Swimming Club.

The International Para-swimming Festival in Zagreb gathered 160 competitors from nine countries. In addition to the hosts, representatives from Austria, Montenegro, Estonia, Italy, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Norway, and Bosnia and Herzegovina competed.

Ismail Barlov also did a great job in Croatia, winning the trophy for the most valuable result in the junior and senior categories with a swim of 828 MD points.

In the total points achieved in four disciplines, Ismail Barlov took second place in the senior category, while in the junior category he took first place and won seven gold and one silver medal.

With his results, Ismail Barlov was also the best competitor of this competition.

The SPID Swimming Club team in Zagreb was led by the head of the professional staff, Amel Kapo, and coach Ilda Kukuruzović.