Pakistan women's national swimming team
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The Pakistan women's national swimming team represents Pakistan in international swimming competitions. It is administered by the Pakistan Swimming Federation (PSF). Members of the team compete at competitions including the continental and regional games (Asian and South Asian Games) and championships. Members have also participated at the Olympics with Rubab Raza the first ever female Pakistani swimmer to do so when she competed at the 2004 Games in Athens, Greece.[1]
Due to a ban by the Government of Pakistan, women were not allowed to compete internationally[2] until the early 2000s. The Secretary of PSF, Veena Salman Masud petitioned the government to allow them to compete as long as they respected cultural and religious norms.[3]
