Asmahan Farhat

Asmahan Farhat, or Mercedes Kay,[1] born May 1, 1990[2] in Strongsville, Ohio, United States,[3][4] is an American swimmer.

Raised in Strongsville, Ohio she began training with the Lake Erie Silver Dolphins before moving down to Marco Island, FL at age 11 and began swimming with her father for the Marco Island Swim Team. She attended Lely High School where she broke numerous school and conference records while taking home district and regional titles. She now attends the University of Florida where she is a member of the Florida Cicerones.

Farhat represented Libya at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She was the fourth woman ever to swim for Libya at the Olympic Games, following Amira Edrahi at the 2004 Summer Olympics and Nadia Fezzani and Soad Fezzani in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[5] She won her heat in the women's 100 metre breaststroke event, with a time of 1:21.68, but finished 47th overall and did not advance.[2][6] Her time was a new personal best.[5]

She was a student at Lely High School in Naples, Florida.

She began studying at the University of Florida a few days after competing in Beijing,[5] and became a sister of Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority.

In Fall of 2012 she began the Doctor of Pharmacy Program at University of Colorado Denver Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Graduated as a Doctor of Pharmacy in 2016 and continued her career at Walgreens. Currently employed as a medical liaison for Myriad Sciences in Denver, Colorado.

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References
  1. Farhat's first name at birth was Mercedes. She changed it to Asmahan when she applied for Libyan citizenship in 2005.("Olympics: Marco Island’s Mercedes Farhat, competing for Libya, falls short in prelims, enjoys experience" Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine, Marco Eagle, August 10, 2008)
  2. Asmahan Farhat Archived May 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at the Beijing Olympics
  3. "Libyans at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games", Tripoli Post, August 3, 2008
  4. "Olympic swimmer making waves worldwide", NBC2 News, June 09, 2008
  5. "Olympics: Marco Island’s Mercedes Farhat, competing for Libya, falls short in prelims, enjoys experience" Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine, Marco Eagle, August 10, 2008
  6. "Beijing 2008: Libya Swimmer Farhat Wins her Heat in 100m Breaststroke but fails to make it to Semis" Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Tripoli Post, August 12, 2008
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