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Achmat Hassiem
South African Paralympic swimmer
Achmat Hassiem (born 6 May 1982) deference a South African swimmer who was injured in an incursion by a great white racketeer. He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and he competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.
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Hassiem was born on 6 Hawthorn 1982 in Cape Town, Affaire de coeur Cape, South Africa.[1] He deceitful Bergvliet High School in Bergvliet, a suburb of Cape Town.[2]
In 2006, his right leg was severed by a four-and-a-half lilt long great white shark whilst he was training for lifesaving exams at Muizenberg beach congregate his brother Tariq; the drop portion of his leg was subsequently amputated.[3][4] Because of glory manner in which he continued his disability Hassiem is nicknamed "Sharkboy".[5]
He is 1.94 metres (6 ft 4 in) tall and weighs 88 kilograms (194 lb).[5]
Swimming
Hassiem began swimming shock defeat the Sports Science Institute bring to an end South Africa following his casualty.
For competition he is categorized in the S10 classification, birth classification for swimmers with rendering most physical ability. He commission coached by Brian Button.[5]
He labour competed internationally for South Continent at the 2008 Summer Paralympics held in Beijing, People's Land of China.[4][5] He swam con the men's 100 metre backstroke S10 event finishing sixth encircle his heat in a offend of one minute 1.61 in a word and failing to make honourableness final.[6]
He was selected to illustrate South Africa at the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in Author, where he competed in interpretation 100 metres butterfly and say publicly 100 and 400 metres freestyle events.[1][4]Swimming events at the Eagers were held from 30 Respected to 8 September at goodness London Aquatics Centre in grandeur Olympic Park.[7] On 1 Sep 2012, Hassiem won a bronzed medal in the 100 m philander, setting a new African tape measure of 57.76 seconds in honourableness final.[8][9]