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Sameera Al Bitar , sometimes listed as "Samira" or "Al-Bitar", (born February 21, 1990, in Jordan),[1] Bahrain .
She was one of the first Muslim women representing an Arabian Peninsula country to swim in the Olympic Games , when she swam for Bahrain in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics . The New York Times reported incorrectly that Bitar was "Bahrain's first female Olympic swimmer";[2] Fatema Gerashi had represented Bahrain in swimming at the Sydney Olympics four years earlier.[3]
Bitar completed the 50m race with a personal best of 31.00 seconds, enough to win her heat but not enough to advance to the next round.[4] [5]
She again represented Bahrain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing[6] [7] 50m freestyle . Her time of 30.32 was well ahead of second-place finisher in her heat, Benin's Gloria Koussihouede (at 37.09), but nonetheless insufficient to advance to the next round.[8]
She recently graduated from The George Washington University School of Business, where she majored in Finance and Sports Management.[9]
Career
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Represented Bahrain in two Olympics (Athens, 2004; Beijing, 2008), five World Championships (Barcelona, 2003; Montreal, 2005; Melbourne, 2007; Rome, 2009; Barcelona, 2013), and the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.
References
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^ "SUMMER 2004 GAMES; Tradition Was a Dreamer's Big Obstacle" , New York Times , August 21, 2004
^ "Trio of try-hards splash their way into our hearts" Archived 2001-01-11 at archive.today , The Times , September 22, 2000
^ "SUMMER 2004 GAMES; Tradition Was a Dreamer's Big Obstacle" , New York Times , August 21, 2004
^ "Women's 50m freestyle results" , BBC, August 12, 2004
^ "Bahrain gear up for Games" , Gulf Daily News , August 1, 2008
^ Bahrain Athletes Bound for Beijing , (U.S.) Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain; published 2008-07-30, retrieved 2009-07-09.
^ "Two down, two to go as swimmers fail in Beijing" , The New Times , August 16, 2008
^ Not your average freshman Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine , The GW Hatchet; published 2008-10-9, retrieved 2009-07-09.
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