Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"You may not believe it, but when I was young I hated the water to an extraordinary degree. My parents forced me to go to the swimming pool to learn how to swim. They had their philosophy in this coercion, as we were living near the Nile. The decision to join the swimming pool to learn came from fear of going to the Nile with my friends." |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Wife Reem Awad |
General Interest |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Competing at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (Athlete, 20 Feb 2020) |
Hero / Idol |
Tunisian swimmer Oussama Mellouli. (Athlete, 20 Feb 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up swimming in 1995 in Atbara, Sudan. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Arabic, English |
General Interest |
Other information |
OCCUPATION
He works as a coach at the Spanish Swimming Academy in Saudi Arabia. (Facebook profile, 09 Jul 2021; Athlete, 20 Feb 2020; Sudanese Swimming Facebook page, 04 Dec 2019) |
Other sports |
He competed in open water swimming at the world championships in 2013 and 2015. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Sep 2021) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Coach |
