{"id":447092,"date":"2020-09-20T11:58:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-20T18:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=447092"},"modified":"2020-09-20T11:58:55","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T18:58:55","slug":"farida-osman-part-of-forbes-middle-east-30-under-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/farida-osman-part-of-forbes-middle-east-30-under-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Farida Osman Part of Forbes Middle East 30 Under 30"},"content":{"rendered":"

Farida Osman<\/strong> has been honored by Forbes Middle East as one of the 30 most influential people from the Middle East under the age of 30.<\/p>\n

“Thank you @forbesmiddleeast<\/a> for featuring me alongside such inspiring group of men and women<\/span>,” Osman posted on Instagram.<\/p>\n

Forbes posted this: “Farida Osman is a professional swimmer and has represented Egypt twice at the Olympic Games, becoming the first ever Egyptian to bag two medals at the world championships. Her driving force and motivation is breaking barriers and stereotypes in Africa and the Middle East. In the entire history of the Olympic Games only five African women have won a medal in swimming.<\/span>”<\/p>\n

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Truly honored ?? Thank you @forbesmiddleeast for featuring me alongside such inspiring group of men and women \u2764\ufe0f #30under30 #Repost @forbesmiddleeast \u30fb\u30fb\u30fb Farida Osman is a professional swimmer and has represented Egypt twice at the Olympic Games, becoming the first ever Egyptian to bag two medals at the world championships. Her driving force and motivation is breaking barriers and stereotypes in Africa and the Middle East. In the entire history of the Olympic Games only five African women have won a medal in swimming. #Forbes30under30 #Forbesmiddleeast<\/a><\/p>\n

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