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Hilal Hemed HILAL
Sport Swimming
NOC Tanzania   
GenderMen
Born12 Jul 1994 in Dar es Salaam, TAN
Height1.76 m
 Human Interest 
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
 A teacher at his school discovered his talent for swimming and encouraged him to join the Taliss Swim Club. "I started swimming at inter-school meets and that's when the national team coach saw me and came to speak to me. He told me I had something great in me, good for me in the future. That's when I joined my swim club Taliss, the Tanzania Lifesaving Society."
When and where did you begin this sport?
 He began swimming at age seven. He took up the sport competitively at age 15.
International Debut
Year
 2010
Competing for
 Tanzania
Further Personal Information
Occupation
 Athlete
Languages
 English, Swahili
General Interest
Other information
 SCHOLARSHIP
He was one of 36 athletes from across the world to receive a FINA Scholarship in 2017. The scholarship is designed to help the athletes to qualify and participate at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The scholarship also presented the athletes with an option to train at a FINA-approved training centre in Thailand, United States of America or Senegal. In April 2017 he began a year-long stint at the Thanyapura training facility in Phuket, Thailand. (fina.org, 01 Mar 2017; thecitizen.co.tz, 18 Apr 2017)

FLOODS
He was one of the volunteers who helped rescue people during the floods that hit Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in December 2011. He swam through the flooded streets to reach a young girl and her family who were stranded on their roof. "She was terrified. It was difficult because the water was so dirty, you couldn't see what you were swimming on top of and you didn't want to get cut." (thedailybeast.com, 19 Aug 2016)
Sporting philosophy / motto
 "As an Olympian, I want to be a role model and use swimming to raise awareness of peace and the unifying power of sport, while also removing obstacles to participation." (olympians.org, 11 Mar 2019)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
 Alexander Mwaipasi [national]

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 50m Freestyle 23.70
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 50m Breaststroke  DSQ
Heats 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 50m Butterfly 27.68
Heats 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 4 x 100m Medley Relay 4:37.35
Heats 2019 Gwangju, KOR 50m Butterfly 27.13
Heats 2019 Gwangju, KOR 50m Freestyle 25.01
63 2017 Budapest, HUN 50m Butterfly 26.40 
Heats 2017 Budapest, HUN 50m Freestyle 24.19
Heats 2015 Kazan, RUS 100m Butterfly 1:03.87
Heats 2015 Kazan, RUS 50m Freestyle 24.86
Heats 2013 Barcelona, ESP 50m Butterfly 28.25
Heats 2013 Barcelona, ESP 50m Freestyle 25.64
World Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 50m Breaststroke 30.23
Heats 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 50m Freestyle 24.84
Heats 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay  
Heats 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 4 x 50m Medley Relay  
Heats 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 50m Breaststroke 29.97
Heats 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 50m Freestyle 24.38
Heats 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 50m Freestyle 23.75
Heats 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 100m Freestyle 52.88
76 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 50m Freestyle 23.63 
73 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 50m Butterfly 25.96 
Heats 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:45.90
Heats 2012 Istanbul, TUR 100m Freestyle 56.46
Heats 2012 Istanbul, TUR 100m Backstroke 1:05.37
Heats 2012 Istanbul, TUR 50m Backstroke 29.55
Heats 2012 Istanbul, TUR 50m Breaststroke 33.71
Heats 2012 Istanbul, TUR 50m Butterfly 27.25
Heats 2012 Istanbul, TUR 50m Freestyle 24.52
Heats 2010 Dubai, UAE 50m Backstroke 31.93
Heats 2010 Dubai, UAE 100m Backstroke 1:11.23
Heats 2010 Dubai, UAE 50m Freestyle 26.31
Heats 2010 Dubai, UAE 100m Freestyle 59.48