{"id":522606,"date":"2023-02-16T11:44:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T18:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=522606"},"modified":"2023-02-17T05:37:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T12:37:22","slug":"its-crazy-to-think-im-still-here-abdelrahman-el-araby-shares-emotional-post-victory-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/its-crazy-to-think-im-still-here-abdelrahman-el-araby-shares-emotional-post-victory-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s Crazy to Think I\u2019m Still Here:\u201d Following Suicide Attempt, Abdelrahman El-Araby Shares Emotional Post-Victory Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u2018It\u2019s Crazy to Think I\u2019m Still Here:\u201d Abdelrahman El-Araby Shares Emotional Post-Victory Speech<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The swim by <strong>Abdelrahman El-Araby<\/strong> Wednesday night <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/acc-championships-night-two-nc-state-men-piling-up-wins-arsenio-bustos-sets-200-im-meet-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the 50 freestyle at the ACC Championships<\/a> was special for many reasons.<\/p>\n<p>He went from sixth in the morning prelims in 19.22 to winning in 18.79, besting a star-studded field. Twice a silver medalist and once winning bronze in this event, the fifth-year junior from Egypt finally got over the hump to get his gold.<\/p>\n<p>But the journey means much more to El-Araby, who also competes under the name Haridi Sameh or Abdelrahman Sameh. El-Araby missed NCAAs last year after a suicide attempt in early March left him in a coma. \u00a0With the help of his support system, he\u2019s returned to be on top of his game this year, and he\u2019s hoping to use his struggles to inspire others.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If it means anything to anybody, it&#8217;s okay to fall,\u201d an emotional El-Araby said. \u201cIt&#8217;s okay to fail. It&#8217;s okay to lose the battle just don&#8217;t lose the war. I lost the battle last year, and this one is for everyone who lost the battle.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;It&#8217;s okay to fall. It&#8217;s okay to fail. 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He\u2019s been a big part of Louisville\u2019s recent success, since redshirting as a freshman in 2018-19. He won silver at ACCs in the 50 in 2020 before NCAAs was cancelled that year by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, he placed 17th at NCAAs in the 100 free and 26th in the 100 free, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/louisville-cardinals-take-first-ever-ncaa-relay-title-in-school-history-with-200-medley-relay-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the anchor leg of the 200 free relay that earned the Cardinals the program\u2019s first NCAA relay championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>El-Araby was a big part of the Louisville team before his season was cut short last year. He finished second in the 50 free (18.83), sixth in the 100 fly and ninth in the 100 free at ACCs in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"intro margin-bottom\">\n<p><em>The 988 Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline (formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States. 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