Souhaib Kalala

Souhaib Kalala
Personal information
Full name Souhaib Kalala
National team  Syria
Born (1991-01-01) 1 January 1991
Damascus, Syria
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke

Souhaib Kalala (Arabic: صهيب كلالا; born January 1, 1991) is a Syrian swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] He represented his nation Syria at the 2008 Summer Olympics, rounding out the field of 45 swimmers in the men's 100 m backstroke.

Kalala was invited by FINA to compete for Syria in the men's 100 m backstroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Swimming on the outside in heat one, Kalala maintained his pace from start to finish to deny Bangladeshi swimmer Rubel Rana a fourth spot in his lifetime best of 1:00.24. Kalala failed to advance to the semifinals, as he sealed the penultimate position from a roster of forty-five swimmers in the prelims.[2]

References

  1. "Souhaib Kalala". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  2. "Swimming: Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
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