Adil Bellaz (Arabic: عادل بلاز; born June 4, 1981) is a Moroccan former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] Bellaz qualified for the men's 200 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:54.08 from the Vittel Cup in Mulhouse, France.[2][3] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including dual citizen Mihail Alexandrov of Bulgaria. He raced to sixth place in a time of 1:55.79, more than a second off his entry time. Bellaz failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-third overall in the preliminaries.[4][5]

Adil Bellaz
Personal information
Full nameAdil Bellaz
National team Morocco
Born (1981-06-04) 4 June 1981 (age 43)
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adil Bellaz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Finale de la Vittel Cup (50 m)" [Vittel Cup Final (50 m)] (PDF) (in French). Fédération Française de Natation. p. 6. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. ^ Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "Men's 200 Freestyle Prelims: Thorpe Fastest in 1:47.22; Hoogie, Keller, Phelps and Hackett All in the Mix". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
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