Sarah Alfalaij (born 3 August 1995) is a Bahraini swimmer. She competed in the women's 50m freestyle in the 2012 Summer Olympics as part of the Bahraini Olympic team.[1]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Sarah Abdulrahman Alfalaij |
Nationality | Bahraini |
Born | United States[1] | August 3, 1995
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) (2012)[1] |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) (2012)[1] |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Breaststroke, freestyle |
Coach | Khalid Ahmed[1] |
Career
editSarah participated in the 2010 Asian Games in the 50m freestyle and 50m breaststroke events in Guangzhou, China.[2]
She also competed in the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, also in the women's 50m freestyle and women's 100m freestyle.[2]
She competed in the women's 50m freestyle at the 2012 London Olympics, finishing with a time of 33.81 seconds, which is her personal best having broken her previous record of 33.98 seconds.[3]
She is coached by Bahraini Khalid Ahmed, who also coaches fellow Bahraini swimmer Khalid Baba.[1][2]
Personal life
editSarah played for the Southern Governorate club in 2012.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Sara Alflaij". London 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ a b c Purohit, Ashok (2 August 2011). "Bahraini girl represents the Gulf at FINA worlds". MuscatDaily. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Sara set for memorable debut". Gulf Daily News. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.