Rania Elwani
Who Is She
Personal information
Parliamentarian, Former Swimmer
Rania Elwani
1977
Contact information / Private
Languages
Arabic
English
Contact information / Work
Education
BS, Medicine and Surgery, Misr University of Science and Technology, 2004
BS, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1999
Competences
Swimming
Work history
Jobs:
Parliamentarian, 2015.
Represented Egypt in 3 Olympic Games (1992, 1996, 2000), reaching the women's finals.
Egyptian Swimming Champion from 1989 to 2000 and holder of records in several freestyle and backstroke races.
Honorary office and memberships:
Member, International Olympic Committee
Member, Egyptian Olympic Committee
Member, Board of Directors, Al-Ahly Club
Member, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
Member, Medical Committee of the International Olympic Committee
Member, Athletes' Committee of the International and Egyptian Olympic Committees and Founder of the Egyptian Olympians Association
Technical Supervisor for the Egyptian National Swimming Team
Awards
Distinctions:
Chosen by the BBC as a rising Arab star in 1992
First Egyptian, Arab, and African female swimmer to earn two gold medals in swimming
First Egyptian to swim the 100 m freestyle in under a minute
Won 77 various medals at the national level
Among the best 11 swimmers in the world in the 100 m freestyle race
