CAIRO, Egypt, February 19. AHMED SALAH ABDOU, Haithem Hazem, Ayman Khattab, and May Rafaat all won their second event at the Egyptian National Championships today.
Abdou added the 200m I.M. to his victory in the 100 fly the previous night; Hazem took his second backstroke event, winning the 50m back, while Khattab won his second breaststroke event with a victory in the 100m breast. May added a win in the 200m fly to her win in the 50 fly.
Hebatall Selim led a 1 – 2 sweep along with her national team teammate and training partner Samiha Mubark in the 1500m freestyle. Selim's time narrowly missed her own national record.
In other events, national junior team member Reem Sobby Hasson won the women's 50m breaststroke, Khaled Mohamed Hanify came from behind in the men's 400m freestyle for an upset victory, and Nihal Mohamed Ibrahim won the 100m freestyle.
Egyptian National Championships
Cairo, Egypt
50 meter pool
RESULTS
Day Two: February 19, 2004
Men's 50m Backstroke
1. Haitham Mohamed Hazem 27.2
2. Mohamed Aly Middany 28.91
3. Mohamed Adel Yousef 29.43
Women's 50m Breaststroke
1. Reem Sobby Hassan 36.35
2. Firouz Mohamed Gaber 37.99
3. Omnia Mohamed Anwar 39.94
Men's 400m Freestyle
1. Khaled Mohamed Hanafy 4:09.76
2. Mohamed El Zanaty Abo El Man 4:10.30
3. Mohamed Abd Elhamed Sero 4:11.24
Women's 200m Butterfly
1. May Ahmed Rafaat 2:26.74
2. Ragda Fayz Mohamed 2:29.21
3. Rahetab Hasson Mohamed 2:30.35
Men's 100m Breaststroke
1. Ayman Mohamed Khattab 1:07.62
2. Sherif Aly Madkour 1:09.72
3. Mohamed Alaa El Din Hegab 1:10.65
Women's 100m Freestyle
1. Nihal Mohamed Ibrahim 1:00.51
2. Heba Yehia Abdel Rahman 1:00.91
3. Soha Abdallah Ibrahim 1:02.10
Men's 200m IM
1. Ahmed Salah Abdou 2:11.93
2. Mohamed Tarek Salah El Din 2:13.92
3. Moustafa Attef Abdel Fattah 2:14.13
Women's 1500m Freestyle
1. Hebatallah Hany Selim 17:40.25
2. Samiha Yasine Mubark 17:46.84
3. Seham Ahmed El Kouram 18:34.89