Omar Hughes Explained

Birth Date:4 March 1982
Birth Place:St. George's, Grenada

Omar Hughes (born March 4, 1982, in St. George's) is a Grenadian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Hughes competed for Grenada in the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He received a ticket from FINA, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 24.00.[2] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including two-time Olympians Howard Hinds of the Netherlands Antilles and Emin Guliyev of Azerbaijan. He raced to the fifth seed in 25.06, more than a second outside his entry standard. Hughes failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-seventh overall in the prelims.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Omar Hughes. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418092047/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hu/omar-hughes-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 10 June 2013.
  2. Web site: Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 3). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 3 . . . 103 . 28 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
  4. Web site: Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle). https://archive.today/20130615204434/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesResults/sep21.html. usurped. June 15, 2013. Canoe.ca. 7 June 2013.