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Samiha Mohsen

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Samiha Mohsen
Personal information
NicknameSammy
Born (1998-10-28) October 28, 1998 (age 26)
Sport
SportSwimming
College teamUniversity of Calgary
Medal record
Representing  Egypt
African Swimming Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Algiers 100m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2021 Accra 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2018 Algiers 50m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2018 Algiers 4x100m freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place 2018 Algiers 4x100m medley relay
Silver medal – second place 2021 Accra 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Accra 200 m backstroke

Samiha Tarek Ahmed Mohsen (born October 28, 1998) is an Egyptian swimmer.

Career

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At the 2018 African Swimming Championships in Algiers, Algeria, Samiha won the following medals:[1][2]

Gold
Games Time
100m backstroke 1:04.19
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 1:00.37
4 × 100 m medley relay 1:04.65
Silver
Games Time
50m backstroke 29.51 NR
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 58.65
4 × 100 m medley relay 1:04.39

Personal life

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Born in Egypt, Samiha moved to the United States in 2015 to complete a bachelor's degree in biology pre-medicine, interning at the Mayo Clinic upon graduation. She then completed her master's degree in epidemiology at the University of Calgary, Canada, where she was part of the university's varsity swim team. She then moved to Toronto to completer her Doctor of Medicine studies at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine. She notably participated as a junior olympian at the 2014 summer youth olympics in Nanjing, China. [3]

References

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  1. ^ Etheridge, Mark (2018-09-13). "SA end day three with 22 medals at Africa Championships". TeamSA. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  2. ^ Kijamii. "Egypt Wins 15 Medals At The African Swimming Championships | NileFM | EGYPT'S#1 FOR HIT MUSIC". nilefm.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  3. ^ "Samiha Mohsen". Cumming School of Medicine. 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
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