Nooran Ba Matraf Explained

Birth Date:25 November 1999
Strokes:Butterfly
Club:Stingrays Swimming

Nooran Bamatraf (born November 25, 1999) is a US-born Yemeni swimmer. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 100 metre butterfly event, the only female swimmer representing Yemen.[1] Her time of 1:11.16 in the heats did not qualify her for the semifinals. She represented Yemen again at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the women’s 100 metre breaststroke.[2] She studied Kinesiology at DePauw University[3] and swims under Tracy Menzel as well as swimming for Stingrays Swimming, swimming under coaches Ian Goss and Michael Söderlund.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brundige . Ian S. . 2018-09-12 . Nuna Bamatraf: Olympian Swimmer . 2022-10-01 . The DePauw . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2022 . Nooran Ahmed Ali Ba Matraf . 2022-10-01 . Olympics.com.
  3. Web site: DePauw University Congratulates Nooran Bamatraf on May graduation . 2022-10-01 . depauw.meritpages.com . en.
  4. Web site: Nooran Ahmed Ali Ba Matraf . Rio 2016 . September 26, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160825002316/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/nooran-ahmed-ali-ba-matraf . August 25, 2016 . dead .
  5. Web site: Women's 100m Butterfly - Standings . Rio 2016 . September 26, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922155453/https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-standings-sw-womens-100m-butterfly . September 22, 2016 . dead .