Rola El Haress ( ar, رولا الحارس; born March 5, 1983) is a Lebanese former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. El Haress competed for

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

in the women's 100 m freestyle at the

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in Sydney. She received a ticket from

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, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 1:00.00. She challenged seven other swimmers in heat one, including 15-year-olds

Maria Awori Maria Awori (born November 8, 1984) is a Kenyan former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Awori competed for Kenya, as a 15-year-old teen, in the women's 100 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She received a ti ...

of Kenya and

Nathalie Lee Baw Nathalie Lee Baw (born April 9, 1985) is a Mauritian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Lee Baw competed for Mauritius, as a 15-year-old, in the women's 100 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She receive ...

of Mauritius. She raced to the second seed in a time of 1:03.26, more than three seconds outside her personal best. El Haress failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed forty-eighth overall in the prelims.

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1983 births Living people Lebanese female swimmers Olympic swimmers for Lebanon Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Lebanese female freestyle swimmers Sportspeople from Beirut {{Lebanon-swimming-bio-stub