Babak Farhoudi
Personal information
Full nameBabak Farhoudi
National team Iran
Born (1985-09-09) 9 September 1985 (age 38)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

Babak Farhoudi (Persian: بابک فرهودی; born September 9, 1985) is an Iranian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Farhoudi qualified for the men's 100 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 53.76.[2] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including three-time Olympian Aleksandr Agafonov of Uzbekistan. He edged out Monaco's Jean Laurent Ravera to save a seventh spot by five hundredths of a second (0.05) in 56.42. Farhoudi failed to advance to the semifinals, as he placed sixty-first overall out of 71 swimmers in the preliminaries.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Babak Farhoudi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. ^ Thomas, Stephen (17 August 2004). "Men's 100 Freestyle Prelims Day 4: Lezak, Crocker Fail to Qualify. Hoogie Best with 48.70". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Iranian swimmer Farhoudi wraps up Olympic tour". Payvand. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
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