STORM Rise to the Challenge at 2025 Abu Dhabi International Swimming Championships Swim Meet

A Weekend of Performance, Progress & STORM Spirit

The 2025 Abu Dhabi International Swimming Championships will be a swim meet to remember for STORM. Our swimmers competed against 65 teams and delivered performances that truly reflected their hard work, commitment, and growing competitive mindset.

We are extremely proud to finish 9th overall — a result that becomes even more impressive when you look beyond the leaderboard and into the numbers behind it.

Ukrainian Athlete Sofiia Kulykivska smashed the UAE Age Group Record in the 100m Backstroke while representing STORM. Sofiia broke the record with a time of 1.09.67 - impressive stuff!

Swimming Competition Results: How Storm Finished 9th Overall

Here’s what makes this result so special:

• Average team size in the Top 9: 65 swimmers

• STORM Swimming Academy team size: 27 swimmers

• Storm competed with just 41% of the average team size

And yet…

Per swimmer, STORM Academy performed over 2.4 times stronger than the average top team.

This confirms what we believe deeply at STORM: quality, depth, and efficiency matter more than size.

Top 10 Individual Results at the UAE Swim Meet

Our swimmers stood tall across multiple age groups:

9 Years Boys

• Kyrylo Kulykivskyi – 5th

• Fernando Cobelo – 8th

12 Years Girls

• Sofiia Kulykivska – 2nd

13 Years Girls

• Paula Krohn – 10th

13 Years Boys

• Bohdan Yelistratov – 4th

• Artem Pasichnyi – 9th

14 Years Boys

• Artem Novikov – 3rd

A fantastic reflection of depth across age groups.

Swim Meet Podium Results

Individual Medal Table

Day	Swimmer	Event	Category	Medal
Day 1	Sofiia Kulykivska	200 Free	Girls	🥇
Day 1	Artem Novikov	200 Free	Boys	🥉
Day 1	Artem Pasichnyi	200 Fly	Boys	🥈
Day 1	Artem Novikov	1500 Free	Boys	🥉
Day 1	Paula Krohn	100 Breast	Girls	🥈
Day 1	Fabian Perera	50 Free	Men	🥉
Day 1	Kyrylo Kulykivskyi	50 Back	Boys	🥈
Day 1	Kyrylo Kulykivskyi	100 Free	Boys	🥉
Day 1	Sofiia Kulykivska	100 Back	Girls	🥇
Day 1	Bohdan Yelistratov	100 Back	Boys	🥇
Day 1	Fabian Perera	100 Back	Men	🥇
Day 2	Sofiia Kulykivska	400 Free	Girls	🥇
Day 2	Bohdan Yelistratov	200 Back	Boys	🥇
Day 2	Sofiia Kulykivska	200 IM	Girls	🥇
Day 2	Artem Pasichnyi	200 IM	Boys	🥈
Day 2	Artem Novikov	200 IM	Boys	🥉
Day 2	Paula Krohn	50 Breast	Girls	🥈
Day 2	Kyrylo Kulykivskyi	100 Back	Boys	🥇
Day 3	Sofiia Kulykivska	800 Free	Girls	🥇
Day 3	Sofiia Kulykivska	50 Back	Girls	🥇
Day 3	Bohdan Yelistratov	50 Back	Boys	🥈
Day 3	Sofiia Kulykivska	100 Free	Girls	🥇
Day 3	Kyrylo Kulykivskyi	200 Back	Boys	🥇
Day 3	Sajeewan Ramesh	100 Free	Men	🥉

Team Medal Table

Day	Relay Team	Event	Medal
Day 2	15 & Over Girls	Relay	🥈
Day 2	9–10 Boys	Relay	🥉
Day 2	13–14 Boys	Relay	🥉
Day 3	9–10 Boys	4×50 Free	🥈
Day 3	13–14 Boys	4×50 Free	🥉

Competitive Swimming Development Beyond Medals

While the podium finishes were outstanding, what truly stood out was the progress across the entire team:

• Many personal best times

• Improved race confidence

• Stronger resilience, power, and commitment

• Swimmers are racing smarter and embracing the competitive environment

The level of improvement genuinely blew us away.

Why Parent Support Matters in Competitive Swimming

None of this would be possible without the unwavering support of our Storm parents — from early mornings to long competition days, constant encouragement, and trust in the process.

You are the backbone of our swimmers’ success, and we are incredibly grateful.

Final Word

This weekend wasn’t just a success — it was a statement.

With a small but mighty team, STORM Swimming Academy proved that focus, coaching quality, and commitment deliver results.

STORM is rising.

Discover more competition recaps:

• STORM Make a Splash in Oman 

• STORM X Shines in Dubai