Ahmed Akram

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Ahmed Akram
Personal information
Full nameAhmed Akram Mahmoud
National teamFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Born (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 27)
Cairo, Egypt
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes freestyle, butterfly
College team University of South Carolina
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Egypt
All-Africa Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville 400 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville 800 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville 1500 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 Brazzaville200 m butterfly
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 Brazzaville4×200 m freestyle
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Nanjing 800 m freestyle

Ahmed Akram Mahmoud (born 20 October 1996) is an Egyptian competitive swimmer who is an African and youth olympic champion as well as the Egyptian record holder in the 800 and 1500-metre freestyle and 200m butterfly. [1] [2] He finished fourth in the 1500-metre freestyle at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. [3] Ahmed placed 11th at the Rio Olympics in 2016 in the 1500-metre freestyle. He currently swims with club coach Matt Magee at ONEflow Aquatics in Neckarsulm, Germany.

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