France, Nov. 7 -- The swimmers had been forced to train in club pools, some just 20 metres long, because the Olympic pool was closed to them for four years, one mother told RFI.

"We can't expect a lot from these young people while giving them so little," said Nafi Toure, whose son Nael Lamine Voisin was among Senegal's six swimmers at the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympics.

The Senegalese Swimming Federation defended its preparations, pointing to training camps in China and Senegal, but acknowledged the need for long-term government support. Last hope

Voisin's hopes of reaching the final ended on Thursday when he finished fifth in his 50-metre breaststroke heat, becoming the last Senegalese swimmer to compete at the Games.

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