Bakary Sereme (born June 4, 1981) is a Malian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events, and later became a professional model based in Australia.[1] Sereme competed for Mali in the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He received a ticket from FINA, under a Universality program, with an entry time of 33.10.[2] He challenged six other swimmers in heat one, including 16-year-olds Wael Ghassan of Qatar and Hassan Mubah of the Maldives. Diving in with a 0.86-second deficit, Sereme scorched the field to overhaul a thirty-second barrier and post a sixth-seeded time of 29.69, sufficiently enough for his lifetime best. Sereme failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed seventy-third overall out of 80 swimmers in the prelims.[3][4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bakary Sereme |
| Nickname | Kai |
| National team | Mali |
| Born | 4 June 1981 Bamako, Mali |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Shortly after the Olympics, Sereme decided to stay on to pursue other opportunities available in Australia. In 2008, he appeared as one of the finalists in Seven Network's reality television show series Make Me a Supermodel.[5]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bakary Sereme". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 103. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle)". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Marshall, Melinda (26 August 2008). "Bakary in the looks lane". Northcote Leader. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
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