KATHMANDU: Four Nepali swimmers on Sunday were selected for the 13th FINA World Championship to be held from July 22 to August 3 in Rome. Prasiddha Jung Shah and Sailesh Rana in men’s section and Saila Rana and Shreya Dhital in women’s section have been selected.

The swimmers will be accompanied by coach Wangden Lama to Rome. The swimmers were selected according to their performance in the recently concluded fifth Pramod Memorial Open Swimming Championships. Dhital was drafted to replace Karishma Karki who opted out due to her examinations.