Asmahan Farhat

Asmahan Farhat, or Mercedes Farhat,^[1] born May 1, 1990^[2] in Strongsville, Ohio, United States,^[3][4] is a Libyan swimmer.

Raised in Strongsville, Ohio she began training with the Lake Erie Silver Dolphins before moving down to Marco Island, FL at age 11 and began swimming with her father for the Marco Island Swim Team. She attended Lely High School where she broke numerous school and conference records while taking home district and regional titles. She now attends the University of Florida where she is a member of the Florida Cicerones.

Farhat represented Libya at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She was the second woman ever to swim for Libya at the Olympic Games, following Admira Edrahi at the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[5] She won her heat in the women's 100 metre breaststroke event, with a time of 1:21.68, but finished 47th overall and did not advance.^[2][6] Her time was a new personal best.^[5]

She was a student at Lely High School in Naples, Florida.^{[citation needed]}

She began studying at the University of Florida a few days after competing in Beijing,^[5] and became a sister of Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority.^{[citation needed]}

See also

	Biography portal
	Swimming portal

• Florida Gators
• List of University of Florida Olympians

References

1. ^ Farhat's first name at birth was Mercedes. She changed it to Asmahan when she applied for Libyan citizenship in 2005.("Olympics: Marco Island’s Mercedes Farhat, competing for Libya, falls short in prelims, enjoys experience", Marco Eagle, August 10, 2008)
2. ^ ^{a b} Asmahan Farhat at the Beijing Olympics
3. ^ "Libyans at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games", Tripoli Post, August 3, 2008
4. ^ "Olympic swimmer making waves worldwide", NBC2 News, June 09, 2008
5. ^ ^{a b c} "Olympics: Marco Island’s Mercedes Farhat, competing for Libya, falls short in prelims, enjoys experience", Marco Eagle, August 10, 2008
6. ^ "Beijing 2008: Libya Swimmer Farhat Wins her Heat in 100m Breaststroke but fails to make it to Semis", Tripoli Post, August 12, 2008

Persondata
Name	Farhat, Asmahan
Alternative names	Farhat, Mercedes
Short description	Libyan swimmer, Olympian
Date of birth	May 1, 1990
Place of birth	Strongsville, Ohio, United States
Date of death
Place of death