Robel Kiros Habte

Robel Kiros Habte

Habte at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Ethiopian
Born	13 April 1992
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle

Robel Kiros Habte (born 13 April 1992 in Adama, Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian swimmer. He holds the Ethiopian championship records in a 100m butterfly, 50m, and 100m freestyle. He represented Ethiopia in competitions held in Morocco, Singapore, Qatar, Mozambique, Spain, Russia and Brazil, from youth Olympic games to Olympics. He competed in the 100-metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He served as the flag bearer for Ethiopia at the 2016 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.

^[2]Habte is a son of Kiros Habte Kinfe, president of Ethiopian Swimming Federation.^[3]

Career best times

Event	Time	Record	Meet
Long course
50 m freestyle	27.48	NR	2013 World Aquatics Championships
100 m freestyle	1:04.95		2016 Summer Olympics
Short course
50 m freestyle	27.99	NR	2014 FINA World Swimming Championships

References

1. "Robel Kiros Habte". Rio 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
2. "This Ethiopian Olympic swimmer has become an internet sensation after finishing half a lap behind his rivals". Business Insider. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
3. "'I wanted to be a swimmer, it didn't matter where I finished': Swimmer dubbed 'Robel the Whale' for his unathletic paunch reveals he is RETIRING from the Olympics". DailyMail. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

External links

"Robel The Whale Foundation". Retrieved 2016-08-18.