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Sameera Al Bitar, sometimes listed as "Samira" or "Al-Bitar", (born February 21, 1990 in Jordan),〔(Al Bitar's bio page ) from the 2008 Olympics website; retrieved 2009-07-09.〕 is a 2-time Olympic swimmer from Bahrain. She was one of the first Muslim women representing an Arabian Peninsula country to swim in the Olympic Games, when she swam for Bahrain in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The ''New York Times'' reported incorrectly that Bitar was "Bahrain's first female Olympic swimmer";〔("SUMMER 2004 GAMES; Tradition Was a Dreamer's Big Obstacle" ), ''New York Times'', August 21, 2004〕 in fact, Fatema Gerashi had represented Bahrain in swimming at the Sydney Olympics four years earlier.〔("Trio of try-hards splash their way into our hearts" ), ''The Times'', September 22, 2000〕 Bitar completed the 50m race with a personal best of 31.00 seconds, enough to win her heat but not enough to advance to the next round.〔("SUMMER 2004 GAMES; Tradition Was a Dreamer's Big Obstacle" ), ''New York Times'', August 21, 2004〕〔("Women's 50m freestyle results" ), BBC, August 12, 2004〕 She again represented Bahrain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing〔("Bahrain gear up for Games" ), ''Gulf Daily News'', August 1, 2008〕〔(Bahrain Athletes Bound for Beijing ), (U.S.) Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain; published 2008-07-30, retrieved 2009-07-09.〕 and won her heat in the 50m freestyle. Her time of 30.32 was well ahead of second-place finisher in her heat, Benin's Gloria Koussihouede (at 37.09), but nonetheless insufficient to advance to the next round.〔("Two down, two to go as swimmers fail in Beijing" ), ''The New Times'', August 16, 2008〕 She recently graduated from The George Washington University School of Business, where she majored in Finance and Sports Management.〔(Not your average freshman ), The GW Hatchet; published 2008-10-9, retrieved 2009-07-09.〕 ==Career== Represented Bahrain in two Olympics (Athens, 2004; Beijing, 2008), four World Championships (Barcelona, 2003; Montreal, 2005; Melbourne, 2007; Rome, 2009), and the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sameera Al-Bitar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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