Omar Hughes (born March 4, 1982, in St. George's) is a Grenadian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Hughes competed for

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in the men's 50 m freestyle at the

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. He received a ticket from

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, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 24.00. He challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including two-time Olympians

Howard Hinds Howard Xavier Hinds (born October 29, 1977) is a Curaçao former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly events. He is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2000), and a member of the Fort Lauderdale Swim Team, under head coach Jack Ne ...

of the Netherlands Antilles and Emin Guliyev of Azerbaijan. He raced to the fifth seed in 25.06, more than a second outside his entry standard. Hughes failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-seventh overall in the prelims.

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1982 births Living people Grenadian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Grenada Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics People from St. George's, Grenada {{Grenada-swimming-bio-stub