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Oumar KABA
Sport Swimming
NOC Guinea   
GenderMen
Born13 Jan 2001
 Human Interest 
General Interest
Other information
SCHOLARSHIP
In 2017 he was one of 36 swimmers from across the world to receive an International Swimming Federation [FINA] Scholarship, designed to help the athletes to qualify and participate in the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The scholarship also gave the athletes the option to train at FINA-approved training centres in Thailand, the United States of America, or Senegal. (swimswam.com, 24 Oct 2017; fina.org, 01 Mar 2017)
Awards and honours
He was named the 2015 Swimmer of the Year by the Guinean Association of Sports Journalists. (guineesport.com, 05 Dec 2015)

 Competition Highlights
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2017 Budapest, HUN 100m Freestyle  DNS
Heats 2017 Budapest, HUN 50m Freestyle  DNS