Ahmed Atari

Ahmed Atari

Atari in 2012
Personal information
Born 2 May 1994 (1994-05-02) (age 22)
Qatar
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming

Ahmed Atari (born 2 May 1994)[1] is a Qatari swimmer.

At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, Atari placed 34th in the 50 m backstroke heats with a time of 32.37 seconds and in the 400 m individual medley heats with a time of 5:16.80. The qualifying times were 25.98 and 4:24.77, respectively.[2] At the short course 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships in Dubai, he placed 92nd in the 50 m freestyle heats with a time of 25.45 seconds.[3][4]

Atari made his Olympic debut in 2012. Although he did not meet the Olympic qualifying time (4:16.46) or invitation time (4:25.44),[5] he was permitted a wild card entry. The wild cards are designed to admit swimmers from developing nations that do not have swimmers who are able to meet the qualifying standards for a particular event.[6] He finished last in the 400 m individual medley heats with a time of 5:21:30.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Ahmed Ghithe. sports-reference.com
  2. "2010 FINA World Championships Qualifying Times" (PDF). www.swimstar2000.net. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  3. "Ahmed exudes confidence". Omega. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  4. "Ahmed exudes confidence". www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  5. "2012 London Olympic Qualifying Times". FINA. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  6. "How Fast Do You Have to Swim to Qualify to Swim in the Olympic Games". swimming.about.com. Retrieved 2 August 2012.


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