Talita Baqlah Explained

Talita Baqlah
Native Name:تاليتا بقلة
Native Name Lang:ara
Birth Date:27 October 1995
Birth Place:Pecica, Romania
Nationality:Jordanian
Sport:Swimming
Event:Freestyle
Event Type:Strokes

Talita Baqlah (Arabic: تاليتا بقلة; born 27 October 1995) is a Jordanian swimmer who has competed in three consecutive Olympic games, in the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

Baqlah was born in Pecica, Romania.[2] She competed in 50 metre freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where she ranked 45th. She also competed in the Women's 50 metre freestyle contest at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,[3] [4] [5] and she ranked 51st.[6] She set a Jordanian national record with a time of 26.48.[7] [8]

She represented Jordan at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships,[9] and 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle and women's 100 metre freestyle events.[10] [11] In both events she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.[10] [11] She also competed in two mixed relay events, without winning a medal.

Her brother is Khader Baqlah.[12]

National records

Baqlah has set a number of Jordanian national records, including in 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke, 50 Butterfly, 100 Butterfly.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Talita Baqlah . olympedia.org . 24 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Talita Baqlah . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418074651/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/talita-baqlah-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 3 August 2012.
  3. News: Swimmers confirm Olympic spots . . 19 July 2016 . 24 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180123134425/http://jordantimes.com/news/sports/swimmers-confirm-olympic-spots . 23 January 2018 . dead.
  4. News: Will Jordan records tumble in Rio? . . 3 August 2016 . 24 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160815072424/http://jordantimes.com/news/sports/will-jordan-records-tumble-rio . 15 August 2016 . dead.
  5. News: Talita Baqlah has Jordan swimming record in her sights . . 11 August 2016 . 24 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160815071643/http://jordantimes.com/news/sports/talita-baqlah-has-jordan-swimming-record-her-sights . 15 August 2016 . dead.
  6. https://www.google.jo/search?q=Talita+Baqleh&oq=Talita+Baqleh&aqs=chrome..69i57.20598j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#q=Talita+Baqlah+and+Rio results of Talita in 2016 Olympics
  7. Web site: Abulleil . Reem . Arab swimmers shine in 50m freestyle heats at Rio 2016 Olympics - Sport360 News . 2022-08-16 . sport360.com . en-US.
  8. News: Talita Baqlah breaks Jordan record in Rio . . 13 August 2016 . 24 August 2022.
  9. Book: Barclay, Simon . 16th World Aquatics Championships - Kazan 2015. Complete Results & Athlete Index . 2016-03-17 . Lulu.com . 978-1-326-60053-2 . en.
  10. Web site: Women's 50 metre freestyle – Heats. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200726212706/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf. 26 July 2020. 26 July 2020. 2019 World Aquatics Championships.
  11. Web site: Women's 100 metre freestyle – Heats. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200726213050/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf. 26 July 2020. 26 July 2020. 2019 World Aquatics Championships.
  12. Web site: 2016-08-06 . Jordan at the Olympics: Meet the swimmers ready to make a splash . 2022-08-16 . Al Arabiya English . en.
  13. Web site: JOR Records Long Course . scmsom.se . 1 August 2015 . 24 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200119014103/http://scmsom.se/records/countries/JOR%20Records%20Long%20Course.htm . 19 January 2020 . dead.

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