Omar Hughes

{{short description|Grenadian swimmer}}

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Omar Hughes (born March 4, 1982, in St. George's) is a Grenadian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.{{cite sports-reference|title = Omar Hughes|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hu/omar-hughes-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418092047/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hu/omar-hughes-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 10 June 2013}} Hughes competed for Grenada in the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He received a ticket from FINA, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 24.00.{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 3)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000100060000000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=PDF|work=Sydney 2000|publisher=Omega Timing|access-date=23 April 2013}} He challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including two-time Olympians Howard Hinds of the Netherlands Antilles and Emin Guliyev of Azerbaijan. He raced to the fifth seed in 25.06, more than a second outside his entry standard. Hughes failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-seventh overall in the prelims.{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 3 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |work=Sydney 2000 |publisher=LA84 Foundation |page=103 |access-date=28 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |archive-date=19 August 2011 }}{{cite web|title=Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle)|url=http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesResults/sep21.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615204434/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesResults/sep21.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 15, 2013|publisher=Canoe.ca|access-date=7 June 2013}}