The Most Famous
SWIMMERS from Kuwait
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Kuwaiti Swimmers of all time. This list of famous Kuwaiti Swimmers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Abbas Qali (b. 1992)
With an HPI of 0.00, Abbas Qali is the most famous Kuwaiti Swimmer. His biography has been translated into different languages on wikipedia.
Abbas Qali (Arabic: عباس قلي; born 11 October 1992) is a Kuwaiti swimmer. He competed in the 100 m butterfly event at the Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships and was eliminated during the heats. He is a member of the University of Alabama swimming and diving team. He competed and scored in the 2015 SEC Championships in Auburn, Alabama. He holds the Kuwaiti record in the 50m Butterfly with a time of 25.06. Abbas is the only Kuwaiti national to qualify for the Olympics in the 100m fly category, and the only Kuwaiti to participate in a 100m event at the Olympic Games. In seasonal competition he achieved a 54.16s result, making the Olympic B-Cut required to compete at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Brazil. He swam 54.63s in his heat, and did not advance to the semi-finals. Due to the IOC's suspension of Kuwait, Qali participated under the Olympic flag as an independent athlete.
2. Lara Dashti (b. 2004)
With an HPI of 0.00, Lara Dashti is the 2nd most famous Kuwaiti Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into different languages.
Lara Dashti (Arabic: لارا دشتي; born 24 January 2004 in Kuwait City) is a Kuwaiti swimmer. In the 2020 Summer Olympics, Dashti was one of Kuwait's flagbearers along with shooter Talal Al-Rashidi, and was the first woman to carry Kuwait's flag at any Olympics. Dashti took part in the women's 50m freestyle.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Kuwaiti swimmers born between 1992 and 2004. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Kuwaiti swimmers include Abbas Qali, and Lara Dashti. As of April 2024, 2 new Kuwaiti swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Abbas Qali, and Lara Dashti.
