Rania Elwani

Rania Elwani
Personal information
Full name Rania Amr Mostafa Elwani
رانیا عمرو مصطفي علواني
Nationality  Egypt
Born (1977-10-14) 14 October 1977
Giza, Egypt
Sport
Sport Swimming
Club Al Ahly SC
College team SMU Mustangs (USA)

Dr. Rania Elwani (born 14 October 1977)[1] is an Olympic and former African Record holding swimmer from Egypt. She swam for Egypt at 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympics.

In 2004, she became a member of the International Olympic Committee.[1] As of 2010 she is also a member of the Athlete Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).[2]

She attended and swam for the USA's Southern Methodist University from 1997-1999.

She is a member of the 'Champions for Peace' club, a group of more than 90 famous elite created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization placed under the High Patronage of H.S.H Prince Albert II. This group of top level champions, wish to make sport a tool for dialogue and social cohesion. http://www.peace-sport.org/our-champions-of-peace/

References

  1. 1 2 Elwani's bio page from the website of the International Olympic Committee; retrieved 2011-07-30.
  2. ↑ Athlete Committee page Archived 15 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine. from the WADA website; retrieved 2011-07-30.
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