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Alzain Tareq led the parade of swimmers to the starting blocks for the first heat of the 50-meter butterfly at the world championships.

艾爾贊．塔雷克帶領著一隊泳將走到出發台，準備展開世界錦標賽50公尺蝶式首場預賽。

Carrying a white towel, the 10-year-old girl from Bahrain was dwarfed by the taller and much older girls in her heat. A buzz quickly built among spectators in the stands at Kazan Arena, startled at the sight of the tiny figure on the blocks.

帶著白色毛巾，這名來自巴林的10歲女孩與同組其他身高比她更高、年紀也更大的女孩相比矮了一截。這名身材嬌小的選手出現在出發台，讓在喀山體育場看台上的觀眾吃驚，隨即掀起一陣議論。

"I was wondering how they make suits that small," marveled American star Missy Franklin.

「我好奇他們怎麼做這麼小的泳衣，」美國游泳名將蜜希．富蘭克林驚嘆道。

Tareq became the youngest swimmer to ever compete at the worlds on Friday, a major step toward accomplishing her goal of qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

塔雷克週五成為歷來世界賽史上最年輕的參賽選手，向達成她取得2020年東京奧運參賽資格的目標邁出一大步。

She was last in her preliminary heat with a time of 41.13 seconds, slowest among all 64 swimmers. She finished 15.70 seconds behind leading qualifier Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden, who clocked 25.43.

她在預賽中以41.13秒墊底，是所有64名選手中最慢的，比預賽第1名晉級的瑞典選手莎拉．斯約斯特洛姆還慢15.70秒抵達終點，斯約斯特洛姆游出25.43秒的成績。

"I feel so happy," said Tareq, who succeeded in getting a photo of herself with idol Sjostrom.

「我覺得很高興，」成功與她的偶像斯約斯特洛姆合照的塔雷克說。

Her time didn’t matter; she is in Kazan to soak up knowledge from her opponents. "I want to learn the techniques and how they swim," she said.（AP）

她的成績並不重要；她到喀山出賽是為了向對手學習。「我想學得技巧和她們是怎麼游的，」她說。