Ali Khalafalla

Ali Khalafalla (Arabic: على أحمد محمود على خلف الله; born 13 May 1996)[1] is an Egyptian Olympic swimmer.[2] He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics.

Ali Khalafalla
Personal information
Native nameعلى أحمد محمود على خلف الله
Full nameAli Ahmad Mahmud Ali Khalafalla
NationalityEgyptian
Born (1996-05-13) 13 May 1996
Cairo, Egypt
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country Egypt
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
University teamIndiana University
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 50 m freestyle: 21.97 (2018)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Egypt
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
African Games 1 6 0
African Championships 4 2 1
Mediterranean Games 0 0 1
Total 5 8 2
African Games
2019 Casablanca50 m freestyle
2019 Casablanca100 m freestyle
2019 Casablanca50 m butterfly
2019 Casablanca4×100 m freestyle
2019 Casablanca4×100 m medley
2019 CasablancaMixed 4×100 m freestyle
2019 CasablancaMixed 4×100 m medley
African Championships
2018 Algiers50 m freestyle
2018 Algiers4×100 m freestyle
2018 Algiers4×100 m medley
2018 AlgiersMixed 4×100 m freestyle
2018 Algiers100 m freestyle
2018 Algiers50 m butterfly
2018 Algiers100 m backstroke
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona50 m freestyle

After breaking the Egyptian record that stood strong for 25 years, he set a new Egyptian record in California in 2017 which paved the way to become the fastest Egyptian swimmer in Egypt's history. He further took Egypt's sprint swimming further after he clocked his personal best in Tarragona, Spain at the 2018 Mediterranean Games. Thus becoming the first and only Egyptian to break the 22 second barrier in the 50 freestyle with a time of 21.97 seconds.

He attended Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia for three years before graduating.[3]

References
  1. "Ali Khalafalla". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. "Swimming KHALAFALLA Ali - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Archived from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  3. "Egyptian swimmer's long road to success".


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