Amira Edrahi

Amira Edrahi (Arabic: أميرة ادراحي‎; born October 15, 1986) is a Libyan swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] 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.[2] 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. 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Amira Edrahi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 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. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
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