Omar Abu Fares Explained
| Omar Abu Fares |
| Fullname: | Omar Abu Fares |
| Strokes: | Backstroke, medley |
| Birth Date: | 16 August 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Amman, Jordan |
| Height: | 1.780NaN0 |
| Weight: | 690NaN0 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Omar Abu Fares (Arabic: عمر ابو فارس; born 16 August 1984) is a Jordanian former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke and individual medley events.[1]
Abu Fares made his Olympic debut, as a 16-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he competed in the men's 200 m individual medley. He rounded out the first heat to last place and fifty-sixth overall with a slowest time of 2:21.22.[2]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Abu Fares qualified for his second Jordanian squad in the men's 100 m backstroke by receiving a Universality place from FINA in an invitation time of 1:00.34.[3] Abu Fares still maintained his record for being one of the slowest swimmers from the preliminaries, as he finished the same heat in a time of 1:02.36.[4] [5]
Notes and References
- Omar Abu Fares. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111017/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ab/omar-abu-fares-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 23 April 2013.
- Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 1 . . . . 307 . 23 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
- Web site: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 1). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
- Web site: Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 1. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
- News: Thomas . Stephen . Men’s 100 Backstroke Prelims: Japan’s Morita Surprises with Fastest Time; Americans Cruise Through . . 15 August 2004 . 23 April 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130630092302/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7810.asp . 30 June 2013 .
