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Farida
OSMAN |
Sport |
Swimming |
NOC |
Egypt
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Gender | Women |
Born | 18 Jan 1995
in Indianapolis, IN, USA |
Height | 1.73 m |
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General Interest |
Awards and honours |
In 2020 she was named one of the 30 most influential people from the Middle East under the age of 30 by the Forbes Middle East website. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 20 Sep 2020)
In 2018 a swimming pool complex in Cairo, Egypt, was named after her by the Egyptian Ministry for Youth and Sports. (swimswam.com, 31 Mar 2018; Instagram profile, 31 Mar 2018)
In 2017 she was named African Swimmer of the Year in SwimSwam's Swammy Awards for the fourth time, having previously won the award in 2013, 2015 and 2016. (faridaosman.com, 24 Sep 2020; swimswam.com, 22 Dec 2017)
She was named 2017 Best Female Athlete from Africa by the Association of National Olympic Committees. (egyptindependent.com, 24 Jun 2018)
She was awarded the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sport Award for Distinguished Athlete Achievement in Sport in 2017. (Facebook page, 27 Nov 2017; khaleejtimes.com, 27 Nov 2017)
In 2016 she was named Most Outstanding Swimmer at the University of California, Berkeley in the United States of America. (calbears.com, 27 Jun 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Sergio Lopez Miro [personal], ESP; Sherif Habib [personal], EGY |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at age four, and at age eight she joined El Gezira Sporting Club in Cairo, Egypt. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Arabic, English, French |
Higher education |
Advertising, Marketing, Media Studies - University of California, Berkeley: United States |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Never a failure, always a lesson." (Twitter profile, 30 Jun 2018) |
Hero / Idol |
US swimmer Natalie Coughlin, Egyptian swimmer Rania Elwani, Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (kooora.com, 15 Jun 2019; insight-egypt.com, 01 Sep 2018; Athlete, 01 Aug 2016) |
Nicknames |
The Golden Fish (en.amwalalghad.com, 24 Oct 2019) |
Hobbies |
Travelling, shopping, fashion design, kickboxing. (Facebook page, 20 Jan 2020; egypttoday.com, 24 Jan 2018) |
Milestones |
With her bronze medal in the 50m butterfly event at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea, she became the first Egyptian athlete from any sport to win more than one career medal at the aquatics world championships. (SportsDeskOnline, 12 May 2020)
Her bronze medal in the 50m butterfly at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, made her the first Egyptian swimmer to win a medal in the pool and the second Egyptian to win a medal in any sport at the aquatics world championships, after Mohamed Zanaty won bronze in open water swimming at the 2007 edition of the tournament. (SportsDeskOnline, 12 May 2020; fina.org, 30 Jul 2017) |
Other information |
AMBASSADOR BOOST She says the invitation to serve as an ambassador for the 2021 World Short Course Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, gave her a lift after she was disappointed with her performance at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "I'm really honoured. It was really nice, especially given that it came after Tokyo. It reminded me that what happened in Tokyo does not define your whole career. I've done so much for this sport and so much for Egypt, Africa, the Middle East, this region, and I feel like being an ambassador was just proof that I'm so much more than what happened in Tokyo. Honestly, I think my main purpose is just to inspire people, especially women at a young age, to pursue not only swimming but sports in general. Our region isn't really big on swimming for females, so I personally want to defy those odds and break the stereotype that says that women, when they reach a certain age, cannot do sports or cannot swim." (fina.org, 10 Dec 2021; arabnews.com, 08 Dec 2021)
TRAINING CHANGE She admits that she struggled after moving to train in Blacksburg, VA, United States of America, from California to prepare for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "Mentally, I wasn't really prepared for how challenging it was going to be outside of swimming. The build-up - physical, mental, emotional - means you're ready to perform, you're literally like a machine ready to explode. Up to 2020, everything in my life was on hold and I was just focusing on swimming. I personally recharge from being social, going out with my friends, having a nice dinner. Because there was nothing to do during the two years in Virginia, I felt like I was always on low battery. I wasn't even mentally recharging. Instead of mentally preparing to compete then, in 2020, I had to extend it for another year [due to the COVID-19 pandemic] in a location that was really hard to be at in the first place. And with the pandemic, there were no breaks, I was just stuck in one place." (arabnews.com, 08 Dec 2021)
EARLY DAYS She was born in the United States of America while her parents were attending dental school in Indiana. The family moved to Cairo, Egypt, not long after her birth. She returned to the United States of America to study and compete with the University of California, Berkeley. "I had to be away from my family and move to the US since I knew that training in the US was the only way to get the best out of my capabilities and be the best version of myself. [In the US] I felt extremely privileged that I was able to learn the tricks of the trade from the most experienced people in the field, train and compete with the best, understand the discipline required, and focus on the intricacies of the sport which, among many other things, can make all the difference." (tokyo2020.org, 27 May 2020; calbears.com, 23 Feb 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"I started to fall in love with swimming right from the beginning. Just being in the water makes me feel really good. In the beginning, it started as just learning how to swim, but then trainers kept nagging my parents about making me participate in age-group swimming. They saw potential in me, and wanted me to take part in championships." |
Olympic Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
20 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Butterfly |
58.69 |
33 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Freestyle |
55.74 |
24 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Freestyle |
25.13 |
Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
50m Freestyle |
24.91 |
Semifinal |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
100m Butterfly |
58.26 |
Heats |
2012 |
London, ENG |
50m Freestyle |
26.34 |
World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
15 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Butterfly |
59.12 |
3 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Butterfly |
25.67 |
Semifinal |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Freestyle |
25.07 |
Heats |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
100m Butterfly |
59.09 |
4 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
50m Butterfly |
25.62 |
Semifinal |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
50m Freestyle |
25.34 |
7 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Butterfly |
57.66 |
4 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Butterfly |
25.38 |
Heats |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Freestyle |
DNS |
Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
100m Butterfly |
58.43 |
3 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
50m Butterfly |
25.47 |
Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
100m Freestyle |
54.93 |
Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
50m Freestyle |
DNS |
Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Butterfly |
58.67 |
3 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Butterfly |
25.39 |
Semifinal |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Freestyle |
24.62 |
Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Freestyle |
55.52 |
5 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Butterfly |
25.78 |
Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Butterfly |
58.48 |
Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Freestyle |
55.46 |
Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Freestyle |
25.22 |
Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
100m Butterfly |
59.85 |
Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
100m Freestyle |
56.84 |
7 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
50m Butterfly |
26.17 |
Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
50m Freestyle |
DNS |
Heat |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
50m Butterfly |
27.78 |
Heat |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
100m Butterfly |
1:03.21 |
Heat |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
100m Freestyle |
59.45 |
Heat |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
50m Freestyle |
26.77 |
World Championships Short Course |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
8 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
100m Butterfly |
57.01 |
Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
100m Freestyle |
54.42 |
Semifinal |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
50m Butterfly |
25.49 |
Semifinal |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
50m Freestyle |
24.49 |
Heats |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
50m Butterfly |
27.48 |
Heats |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
100m Butterfly |
1:02.15 |
Heats |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
50m Backstroke |
30.49 |
Heats |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
50m Freestyle |
26.07 |
Heats |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
100m Freestyle |
57.34 |
Heats |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
100m Individual Medley |
1:07.52 |
African Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
1 |
2018 |
Algiers, ALG |
100m Butterfly |
59.03 |
1 |
2018 |
Algiers, ALG |
50m Freestyle |
25.11 |
2 |
2018 |
Algiers, ALG |
100m Freestyle |
56.80 |
1 |
2018 |
Algiers, ALG |
50m Butterfly |
26.16 |
1 |
2018 |
Algiers, ALG |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:36.94 |
2 |
2018 |
Algiers, ALG |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
4:15.96 |
1 |
2018 |
Algiers, ALG |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:55.88 |
2 |
2018 |
Algiers, ALG |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:55.27 |
3 |
2010 |
Casablanca, MAR |
100m Butterfly |
1:02.05 |
2 |
2010 |
Casablanca, MAR |
50m Freestyle |
26.72 |
1 |
2010 |
Casablanca, MAR |
50m Butterfly |
27.28 |
7 |
2010 |
Casablanca, MAR |
100m Freestyle |
59.19 |
3 |
2010 |
Casablanca, MAR |
50m Backstroke |
31.39 |
2 |
2010 |
Casablanca, MAR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:58.02 |
3 |
2010 |
Casablanca, MAR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
4:23.38 |
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