Anas Abu Yousuf Explained

Anas Abu-Yousuf
Full Name:Anas Sameer Abu-Yousuf
Strokes:Freestyle
Birth Date:16 November 1989
Birth Place:Doha, Qatar
Height:1.81 m
Weight:77 kg
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Marital Status:Married-->

Anas Sameer N.H. Abu-Yousuf (Arabic: انس سمير ابو يوسف; born November 16, 1989) is a Qatari swimmer, who specializes in freestyle events.[1]

Abu-Yousuf was one of the youngest swimmers (aged 14) to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He qualified for the men's 400 m freestyle by receiving a Universality place from FINA, with an entry time of 4:18.70.[2] Swimming in heat one, he posted a lifetime best of 4:11.99 to pull off a fourth-place effort by exactly 10 seconds behind winner Miguel Molina of the Philippines. Abu-Yousuf failed to reach the top 8 final, as he placed forty-third overall on the first day of preliminaries.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Anas Abu-Yousuf. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418005739/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ab/anas-abuyousuf-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 3 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 24 March 2013.
  3. News: Thomas . Stephen . Men’s 400 Freestyle Prelims: Hackett Edges Thorpe, Qualifies First for Final; Jensen and Keller Easily Through . https://archive.today/20130411213337/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7785.asp . dead . 11 April 2013 . . 14 August 2004 . 27 March 2013 .
  4. Web site: Men's 400m Freestyle Heat 1. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. 31 January 2013.