Mohamed Saad (swimmer)

{{short description|Yemeni former swimmer (born 1981)}}

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| strokes = Freestyle

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|1|12|df=yes}}

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| height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

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Mohamed Saad ({{langx|ar|محمد سعد}}; born January 12, 1981) is a Yemeni former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.{{cite sports-reference|title = Mohamed Saad|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/mohamed-saad-2.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418085147/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/mohamed-saad-2.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 8 May 2013}} Saad qualified for the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA in an entry time of 29.82.{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010406003E000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=PDF|work=Athens 2004|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=24 March 2013}} He challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including 15-year-old Malique Williams of Antigua and Barbuda. He raced to fifth place in 29.97, just 0.15 of a second off his entry time. Saad failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed eightieth overall out of 86 swimmers in the preliminaries.{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 2|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/results/3535048.stm|work=Athens 2004|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 August 2004|accessdate=31 January 2013}}{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Stephen|title=Men’s 50 Freestyle Prelims Day 6: Hall Splashes a Hot 22.04, Fastest Qualifier; Lezak Makes This One but Popov, Hoogie Bow Out|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7897.asp|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|date=19 August 2004|accessdate=19 April 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204025/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7897.asp|archivedate=29 October 2013}}