KABBARA Munzer Mark

Lebanon

Swimming

Date of Birth: 3 Sep 2002

Age: 18

Gender: Male

Place of birth: HOUSTON, TX

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : CYPRESS, TX

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 200m Individual Medley

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Individual Medley - Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Championships

Year	Location	200IndMed	400IndMed
2019	Gwangju, KOR	H (2:07.27)	H (4:35.58)

World Championships Short Course

Year	Location	200Fly	400IndMed
2018	Hangzhou, CHN	H (2:05.29)	H (4:21.59)

World Junior Championships

Year	Location	100Breast	200Breast	100Fly	200Fly	200IndMed	4x100Free X	4x100Medley X
2017	Indianapolis, IN, USA	H (1:14.55)	H (2:36.42)	H (1:00.20)	H (2:18.45)	H (2:19.54)	H (3:59.16)	H (4:35.68)

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:

Munzy (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Hobbies:

Spending time with friends. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Languages spoken:

Arabic, English

Club name:

Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club [United States of America]

Coach:

Louis Demetriades [club]; Elie Boutrous [national]

Injuries:

At age 11 he suffered a stroke, which resulted in paralysis in half of his body. He was able to recover and returned to swimming the following year. (beirut-today.com, 08 Jul 2021)

Start:

He took up swimming at age nine in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Reason:

"While I was athletic, there seemed to be a barrier for me with all of the other sports that I tried. Swimming was the last one that I took a chance on. As soon as I hit the water, I knew something felt right." (beirut-today.com, 08 Jul 2021)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 21 Jun 2021)

Training:

He swims up to five and a half hours each day, except Sundays. (beirut-today.com, 08 Jul 2021)

Memorable:

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

Hero:

Singaporean swimmer Joseph Schooling. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Influence:

His father. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"If you cannot make it fun, you won't make it." (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

General Interest

General
HERITAGE
Born in Houston, TX, United States of America, to a Lebanese father and a US mother, he chose to represent Lebanon in 2015. He moved to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with his family at age six before moving back to the United States of America in 2012. (tripolicy.org, 03 Apr 2021)

UNIVERSITY COMMITMENT
In 2019 he committed to join Texas A&M University in the United States of America for the 2021/22 academic year. "I'm so stoked to announce my verbal commitment to swim and study at the Texas A&M University. Their swimming programme is a championship programme based on their holistic approach of the athlete's engagement. I cannot wait to see how far I can take it in the sport of swimming as well as in the classroom." (swimswam.com, 25 Nov 2019; houstonchronicle.com, 30 Jun 2021)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/munzykabbara/?hl=en

Legend

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

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