Egyptian swimming champion Farida Osman made a new achievement by winning the gold medal for the 100 meters butterfly at the International Swim Coaches Association (ISCA) held in the US, qualifying her for a place in the Tokyo Olympic Games in summer. The Egyptian Swimming Federation wrote on Facebook: “Congratulations to the golden butterfly Farida Osman, for her qualification to the Tokyo Olympics with a time of 57.84 seconds in the 100-meter butterfly race, congratulations to Egypt.”. Osman also won the gold medal in the 50 meters butterfly with a time of 26.08 seconds, in addition to gold in the 50 meters freestyle. Nicknamed “The Golden Fish”, Osman was the first Egyptian woman to snatch the bronze medal in the 50 meters butterfly at the FINA World Aquatics Championships in 2017. Aiming even higher, Osman dreams of earning a medal at the highly-anticipated Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Source: Egypt Independent March 27, 2021 15:33 UTC