Ayoub Al-Mas (; born December 15, 1978) is an Emirati former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Al-Mas competed for the

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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 24.11. He challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including two-time Olympians

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of the Netherlands Antilles and Emin Guliyev of Azerbaijan. Racing on the outside lane, he faded down the stretch to pick up a fourth seed in 24.91, a small fraction outside his entry standard. Al-Mas failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-sixth overall in the prelims.

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1978 births Living people Emirati male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for the United Arab Emirates Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for the United Arab Emirates {{UnitedArabEmirates-swimming-bio-stub