Faye Sultan
Faye Sultan AlEssa (Arabic: فيّ سلطان; born 20 October 1994) is a Kuwaiti swimmer who competed in the Women's 50m Freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics[1] as the first female swimmer to represent Kuwait at the olympics. She attended high school at the American School of Kuwait, and graduated in 2012.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Kuwaiti |
| Born | 20 October 1994 Kuwait |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | freestyle |
| College team | Williams Ephs |
During the fall of 2012, Faye enrolled in the Williams College class of 2016. At Williams, she competed for the Williams Ephs women's swimming & diving team.[2]
Faye also competed in the Women's 50m freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She participated within the Independent Olympic Athletes team. She won her heat with a time of 26.86 seconds, finishing 54th out of 88 competitors.[3]
References
- "Faye Sultan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- "Incoming Eph Swimmer Faye Sultan to Make History at 2012 Olympics". Athletics.Williams.edu. Williams Sports Information. 28 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-23. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- "Rio2016 - Women's 50m Freestyle". Rio2016.com. Rio2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
External links
- "Swimmer profile from London2012.com". Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2012-07-29.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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