About Rad Aweisat
Born 1986. Rad Aweisat is a swimmer.
Rad Aweisat (; born October 27, 1986) is a Palestinian swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events. Aweisat qualified for the men's 100 m butterfly, as Palestine's youngest athlete (aged 17), at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He received a Universality place from FINA as part of his Olympic Solidarity program, without meeting an entry time. He participated in heat one against two other swimmers Luis Matias of Angola and Fernando Medrano of Nicaragua. He rounded out a small field of three to last place with a slowest time of 1:01.60, nearly 11 seconds off the world record set by U.S. swimmer Ian Crocker.
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Who is Rad Aweisat?
Palestinian swimmer
When was Rad Aweisat born?
Rad Aweisat was born on 27 October 1986.
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Rad Aweisat is a swimmer.
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Rad Aweisat's recorded nationality: Palestine.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Rad Aweisat. https://biography.guide/rad-aweisat/
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