Amira Edrahi

Amira Edrahi (Arabic: أميرة ادراحي‎; born October 15, 1986) is a Libyan swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1]

Career

Edrahi qualified for the women's 50 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 39.00. At the 2004 Olympics, she participated in heat one against two other swimmers Doli Akhter of Bangladesh and Monika Bakale of Congo. She posted a lifetime best of 34.67 to finish last in a small field of three by nearly four seconds behind winner Akhter.[2] Edrahi failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed seventy-second overall out of 75 swimmers on the last day of preliminaries.[3][4] Her Olympic appearance was the first for a Libyan woman swimmer since Soad and Nadia Fezzani at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amira Edrahi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  2. "Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  3. "Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. Thomas, Stephen (20 August 2004). "Women's 50 Freestyle, Prelims Day 7: Inky Sizzles in World Best 24.66, Joyce Next in PR 25.06, Jenny Thompson Makes It Too". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  5. "Olympics: Female swimmer challenges Libyan taboos". peace-sport.org. Retrieved 2016-11-05.


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