Age groups: 9 and under, 10- 11, 12-13, 14-15, 16 and over in both boys and girls categories. Initially it was supposed to be a 4-leg swim cup with the victory ceremony where GIPI and Al Batinah International School management can present the prizes and cups to the winners, but the pandemic forced organisers to make amendments into the programme. However, the intrigue remained till the last moment since the swimmers’ age was taken as per each leg date and they kept moving from one age group into another during the cup season. The teams that competed in this cup were the AGS Dragons, BSM Marlins, Excellence Sports Academy, Flying Mantas, Majan Sports Club, and of course both of Nautilus Swimming Club’s squads from Muscat and Suhar.

The event was run by Colorado Time Systems and followed Fina rules. In total, there were 10 winners of which every winner received a cash prize and a cup from GIPI. The winners were announced based on the scored collected during the three legs: among the boys were Arjun Jeevagan, Jahangir Marvarov, Hussain Taha, Tariq al Balushi and Mirjavohir Marvarov. While among the girls, the winners were Avigna Chowdary, Chrisann Lewis, Aditi Boopalakrishnan, Eva Bonde and Annelies Fien.

The event was a success and Nautilus received great feedback from the participating teams. Moreover, the teams proposed to make this event an annual tradition. Being the only swim school in Oman with the Olympic coaching team on board, Nautilus works on highlighting the importance of swimming and creating the opportunity for swimmers to achieve international standards.