Anouar Ben Naceur Explained

Anouar Ben Naceur
Fullname:Anouar Ben Naceur
Strokes:Freestyle
Birth Date:22 August 1983
Height:1.750NaN0
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Anouar Ben Naceur (Arabic: انور بن ناصر; born August 22, 1983) is a Tunisian former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] He won a silver medal in the 400 m freestyle at the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria, placing second behind fellow Tunisian Oussama Mellouli with a time of 4:06.51.[2]

Ben Naceur qualified for the men's 200 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:54.93 from the All-Africa Games in Abuja one year earlier.[3] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including dual citizen Mihail Alexandrov of Bulgaria. He edged out Singapore's Mark Chay in a close race for fourth seed by a hundredth of a second (0.01), posting his lifetime best of 1:54.69. Ben Naceur failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fiftieth overall in the preliminaries.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Anouar Ben Naceur. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120512/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/anouar-ben-naceur-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 4 May 2013.
  2. News: Belhadj . Chaker . South Africa Dominates the African Games, Egypt a Strong Second . https://archive.today/20130630092934/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/5992.asp . dead . 30 June 2013 . . 18 October 2003 . 4 May 2013 .
  3. Web site: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 19 April 2013.
  4. Web site: Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 2. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  5. News: Thomas . Stephen . Men's 200 Freestyle Prelims: Thorpe Fastest in 1:47.22; Hoogie, Keller, Phelps and Hackett All in the Mix . . 15 August 2004 . 27 March 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131228213735/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7808.asp . 28 December 2013 .