Nada Al-Bedwawi

Nada Al-Bedwawi (born August 15, 1997) is an Emirati swimmer. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 50 metre freestyle event; her time of 33.42 seconds in the heats did not qualify her for the semifinals.[1][2] She was the first female Olympic swimmer from the United Arab Emirates and was the country's flag bearer at the Parade of Nations.[3] She is a student at New York University Abu Dhabi.[4]

References

  1. "Nada Albedwawi". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  2. "Women's 50m Freestyle - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  3. "UAE's Nada Al Bedwawi 'shocked' by Olympic flag-bearing honour". Sport 360. July 24, 2016. Archived from the original on August 14, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  4. http://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/news/campus-community/2016/08/nyuad-s-olympic-pride.html
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Flagbearer for  United Arab Emirates
Rio de Janeiro 2016
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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