KUWAIT: President of Palestinian Swimming Federation and Aquatic Sports (PSFAS) Fawaz Zalloum said the federation has decided to organize a refereeing course under the supervision and support of International Swimming Federation (Federation Internationale de Nation - FINA) in Gaza next month and will continue for six days. Zalloum said Oman's international referee Abdelmonem Alawi will lecture during the program.

The course is a continuation of the previous one which is considered one of the most important courses supported by FINA, and has an exceptional importance because it will be held in Gaza Strip with 28 referees of both genders participating. The course will be on how to run local and regional championships and the role of the swimming referee in addition to informing them about the latest rules by FINA. PSFAS President Fawaz Zalloum thanked FINA President Hussein Al-Mussalam (from Kuwait) and the  members for their exceptional interest in Palestinian Swimming and their support of the Palestinian Federation activities.