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- ↑ "Yousuf Al-Matrooshi". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle: Results Summary" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
