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UAE JUNIOR SWIMMERS COMPETE TO MEET CHAD LE CLOS [Mid-East.Info](Mid-East.Info Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) More than 250 junior swimmers will take part in the inaugural event Dubai, United Arab Emirates: More than 250 of the UAE's top junior swimmers will compete in the Arena Development Swimming Gala for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet Chad le Clos. Eight lucky event winners will attend a special prize-giving ceremony hosted by the Olympic champion and Arena brand ambassador at Atlantis, The Palm. The competition, taking place at The Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Sports Complex, will see swimmers from the Al Wasl, Al Nasr, Al Wahda, Al Jazeera, Sports Life, Hamilton Aquatics, Al Shabab and Al Ain swimming clubs compete. Swimmers will take on 25 and 50 metre races across the four swimming strokes. Mohammad A Baker, Deputy Chairman and CEO of Gulf Marketing Group, said: "We are really looking forward to seeing the UAE's top swimmers battle it out for the chance to meet Chad le Clos later this week. It's a fantastic opportunity for local swimmers to see what it takes to reach the very pinnacle of their sport. "Since its inception, Arena has been a pace-setter in its field by incorporating the latest technologies to help boost athletic performance. In collaboration with brand ambassadors such as Chad, the company's R&D process includes an intensive testing and feedback phase with its team of elite swimmers, a phase that has over the years been an integral part of the swimsuit development process. Sun & Sand Sports is proud to have a longstanding relationship with the brand, as the exclusive Arena retail partner in the Middle East." This will be Chad le Clos' second visit to Dubai in as many months, after competing in the Dubai FINA / MASTBANK Swimming World Cup 2014 event, where he clinched four titles: 100m freestyle (46.24), 50m butterfly (22.02), 100m butterfly (48.59) and 200m IM (1:51.56). With the FINA / MASTBANK Swimming World Cup 2014 series starting in Doha in August, swimming continues to increase in popularity throughout the region. Chad will return to Doha once more in December to compete in the FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships. The Chad le Clos collection will be available in 2015 at a select number of Sun & Sand Sports stores throughout the Middle East. About GMG: Gulf Marketing Group is a UAE-based holding company with operations in retail, commercial, industrial, education, healthcare & pharmacies, real estate & service oriented projects. Established in 1978, it has grown to become one of the region's leading businesses in many of its sectors. About Arena: Since 1973, arena has created and marketed waterwear products for competitive swimmers and swimming fans worldwide, and is universally recognised as one of the premium brands of high quality swimwear and equipment. Over the last 40 years, arena has developed strong expertise in creating best in class products with particular focus on the pool segment, while also expanding into leisure and beach wear. arena has commercial subsidiaries in Italy, France, Germany/Austria and the USA, and also operates through a global network of distributors and licensees in over 100 markets worldwide. In the Far East (11 countries), the arena brand is owned and managed by the Descente Group. arena's ties to the world of sport, and of swimming in particular, are reinforced through sponsoring activities at different levels, including governing bodies, national federations, athletes and clubs. In an historic agreement signed in early 2014, Arena became the principal sponsor and technical partner of the swimming world's governing body, FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation). In addition, arena is a long-time partner of LEN (Ligue Europeenne de Natation), and technical sponsor and official supplier to many swimming federations including the USA, Netherlands, Italy, Russia, Hungary, Poland, Sweden, Croatia, Norway, South Africa, New Zealand, Ukraine, Romania, Czech Republic and Estonia. For the first time in its history, arena was selected official supplier of the Team England Aquatics squad for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The Arena Elite Team of international swimming stars holds numerous individual world records between them in both long and short course competition formats. Among the illustrious Team members are: James "The Missile" Magnussen (AUS, 100m freestyle World Champion), Cate Campbell (AUS, 100m freestyle World Champion), Ruta Meilutyte (LIT, 100m breaststroke Olympic and World Champion), Ranomi Kromowodijojo (NED, 50m freestyle Olympic and World Champion, 100m freestyle Olympic Champion), Inge Dekker (NED, World Bronze medallist 4x100m freestyle), Daniel Gyurta (HUN, 200m breaststroke Olympic and World Champion), Katinka Hosszú (HUN, 100m, 200m, 400m IM, 200m butterfly World Champion), László Cseh (HUN, 400m IM World Champion, Olympic silver medallist (200m butterfly, 200m & 400m IM), Olympic 200m IM bronze medallist), Cameron van der Burgh (RSA, 100m breaststroke Olympic and World Champion, 50m breaststroke World Champion), Chad Le Clos (RSA, 200m butterfly Olympic and World Champion, 100m butterfly World Champion), Sarah Sjöström (SWE, 100m butterfly World Champion), Vladimir Morozov (RUS, 50m, 100m freestyle World Champion, World Championship 50m freestyle silver medallist), Yevgeny Korotyshkin (RUS, 100m butterfly World Champion, Olympic 100m butterfly silver medallist), Anastasia Zueva (RUS, 50m backstroke World Champion, Olympic 200m backstroke silver medallist), Emily Seebohm (AUS, Olympic and World Championship 100m backstroke silver medallist), Jérémy Stravius (FRA, Olympic 4x100m freestyle champion and 4x200m freestyle silver medallist, 100m backstroke, 4x100m freestyle and 4x100m medley World Champion), Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA, 1500m freestyle World Champion), Luca Dotto (ITA, World Championship 50m freestyle silver medallist), Radoslaw Kawecki (POL, 200m backstroke World Champion),Marco Koch (GER, World Championship 200m breaststroke silver medallist), Thomas Lurz (GER, 10km open water Olympic silver and bronze medallist, 5km, 10km, 25km World Champion), Oussama Mellouli (TUN, 10km open water and 1500m freestyle Olympic Champion, 1500m freestyle, 5km open water World Champion), Hannah Miley (GBR, 400m IM World Champion), Francesca Halsall (GBR, World Championship 100m freestyle silver medallist and 50m freestyle bronze medallist),Lotte Friis (DEN, 800m and 1500m freestyle World Champion, Olympic 800m freestyle bronze medallist). 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