Abdellatief Abouheif

{{Short description|Egyptian swimmer (1929–2008)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Abdellatief Abouheif

| nickname = Crocodile Of The Nile

| image = Abouheif.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|1|30}}

| birth_place = Alexandria, Egypt

| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|4|21|1929|9|30}}

| death_place = Alexandria, Egypt

| nationality = Egyptian

}}

Abdellatief Abouheif ({{langx|ar|عبد اللطيف أبوهيف}}; January 30, 1929 – April 21, 2008) was an Egyptian marathon swimming champion.{{cite web|url=https://www.ishof.org/abdellatief-abouheif.html|title=Abdellatief Abouheif (EGY)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223110114/https://ishof.org/abdellatief-abouheif.html|archive-date=2019-12-23}} He was educated at Eton College and the Sandhurst Military Academy, where he graduated in 1956. He was the 1964, 1965, and 1968 World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation Champion. He also was recognized as the Marathon Swimmer of the Century by the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2001.{{cite web|url=http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7593|title=et - Full Story|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822074609/http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7593|archive-date=August 22, 2007}}