Zeïna Sahelí Explained

Zeïna Sahelí
Fullname:	Zeïna Sahelí
Strokes:	Freestyle
Birth Date:	13 September 1983
Birth Place:	Dakar, Senegal
Height:	1.620NaN0
Weight:	520NaN0
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Zeïna Sahelí (born September 13, 1983) is a Senegalese former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.^[1] Saheli competed for Senegal in the women's 100 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She received a ticket from FINA, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 1:07.33.^[2] She challenged seven other swimmers in heat one, including 15-year-olds Maria Awori of Kenya Nathalie Lee Baw of Mauritius. Storming from sixth at the final turn, Saheli held off a sprint battle from Uganda's Supra Singhal to hit the wall by 0.78 seconds in 1:07.37. Saheli failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed fifty-first overall in the prelims.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Zeïna Sahelí. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418085642/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/zeina-saheli-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 24 June 2013.
2. Web site: Swimming – Women's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 14 June 2013.
3. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Freestyle Heat 1 . . . . 174 . 14 June 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 (Women's 100m Freestyle). https://archive.today/20130616020339/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesResults/sep20.html. usurped. June 16, 2013. Canoe.ca. 14 June 2013.
5. Web site: Results from Swimming – Day 5 Prelims. Sydney 2000. Canoe.ca. 19 June 2013.