| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rola El Haress |
| National team |  Lebanon |
| Born | 5 March 1983 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Rola El Haress (Arabic: رولا الحارس; born March 5, 1983) is a Lebanese former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] El Haress competed for Lebanon in the women's 100 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She received a ticket from FINA, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 1:00.00.[2] She challenged seven other swimmers in heat one, including 15-year-olds Maria Awori of Kenya and Nathalie Lee Baw of Mauritius. She raced to the second seed in a time of 1:03.26, more than three seconds outside her personal best. El Haress failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed forty-eighth overall in the prelims.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rola El Haress". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Women's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Freestyle Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 174. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Women's 100m Freestyle)". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ "Results from Swimming – Day 5 Prelims". Sydney 2000. Canoe.ca. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
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