EFREM Ghirmai

Eritrea

Swimming

Date of Birth: 4 Apr 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Place of birth: HELSINGBORG

Birth Country:

Sweden

Place of residence : GOTHENBURG

Residence Country:

Sweden

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 50m Freestyle

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Freestyle - Heat 5	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Championships

Year	Location	50Free	50Back
2019	Gwangju, KOR	H (23.92)	H (27.96)

African Games

Year	Location	50Free	50Back	50Fly
2019	Casablanca, MAR	H (24.51)	H (28.44)	H (26.22)

Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final

Nickname:

Asey [which means 'proud' in Tigrinya]. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Hobbies:

Poetry, cooking. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Education:

Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SWE

Languages spoken:

English, Swedish

Club name:

Helsingborgs Simsallskap [Sweden]

Coach:

Sten Williamston; Magnus Rasmusson; Ragnheidur Runolfsdottir; Jonas Lundstrom

Injuries:

He broke his arm in 2004 and required six months to recover. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Start:

He began swimming at age five at Filborna Arena in Helsingborg, Sweden. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Reason:

He followed his older sister into the sport. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Apr 2021)

Memorable:

Being selected to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Hero:

His grandfather Zerai, US boxer Mohammad Ali. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Influence:

His father. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"Do what others won't do today so you can do what others can't do tomorrow." (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

General Interest

General
BREAK FROM SWIMMING
He took a break from swimming in 2016 and focused on his studies to become a sea captain. He returned to the sport with the goal of competing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and along with compatriot Daniel Christian, became one of the first two swimmers from Eritrea to compete at the world championships in 2019. "I actually gave up swimming after the Swedish championships in 2016, but was pushed by my captain on board to give the sport another go. I want to show the people down there [in Eritrea] that the generation that is abroad thinks of them and gives them hope." (svt.se, 26 Jul 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 18 Jul 2021)

EDUCATION AND OCCUPATION
He studied nautical science at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, and has worked as a port officer at the Port of Gothenburg in Sweden. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021; LinkedIn profile, 01 Apr 2021)

Milestones

He became the first athlete to represent Eritrea in swimming at the Olympic Games when he competed in the men's 50m freestyle at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Jul 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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