Faisal Al-Mahmeed Explained
| Faisal Al-Mahmeed |
| Fullname: | Faisal Al-Mahmeed |
| Strokes: | Backstroke |
| Birth Date: | 3 November 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Height: | 1.80NaN0 |
| Weight: | 720NaN0 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Faisal Al-Mahmeed (born November 3, 1983) is a Kuwaiti former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] Al-Mahmeed competed only in the men's 100 m backstroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He achieved a FINA B-cut of 58.65 from the Asian Championships in Busan, South Korea.[2] Swimming in heat one, he pulled away from Micronesia's Welbert Samuel to pick up a sixth seed in a time of 1:05.17, a 6.5-second deficit outside his entry standard. Al-Mahmeed failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fiftieth overall in the prelims.[3] [4]
Notes and References
- Faisal Al-Mahmeed. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031224/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/faisal-al-mahmeed-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 27 May 2013.
- Web site: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 1). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
- Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 1 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . dead . 19 August 2011 . . . . 274 . 23 April 2013 .
- News: Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM. https://archive.today/20130616043443/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep17_dol.html. usurped. June 16, 2013. Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. 28 May 2013.
