Azad Al-Barazi is an American-Syrian swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.
10 Facts About Azad Al-Barazi
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The grandson of Syrian Prime Minister Muhsin al-Barazi's cousin, Al-Barazi holds a dual citizenship between his parents' nation Syria and the United States, where he resides.
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Azad Al-Barazi was invited to apply for the Syrian citizenship, after he was seen swimming laps in a public pool in 2010.
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Azad Al-Barazi challenged seven other swimmers on the second heat, including four-time Olympians Malick Fall of Senegal and Jakob Johann Sveinsson of Iceland.
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Azad Al-Barazi touched out European junior champion Danila Artiomov of Moldova to take a seventh spot by 0.09 of a second in 1:00.48.
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Azad Al-Barazi failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-first overall on the first day of preliminaries.
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Azad Al-Barazi competed at several other swimming competitions like the 2014 Short Track World Championships in Doha, Qatar, the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia and the Arab Games in Dubai, UAE in April 2016.
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Azad Al-Barazi has been a Los Angeles County Lifeguard since 2007 and has competed in several international lifeguard competitions for the United States.
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Azad Al-Barazi later became a varsity swimmer for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, before he graduated with honors in 2010.
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Azad Al-Barazi is a full-time member of the Trojans Swim Club at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, under his personal coach Dave Salo.