Thanks much, Swimdave. Are these from the Ironman in Hawaii or from another triathlon? (His bib is too crumpled to read.)
-----Original Message----- From: Swimdave2 <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, Mar 27, 2011 3:47 pm Subject: Re: [omnisport:14143] Triathlete Faris al Sultan Had some rejections by Google due to size, so reposting a few more. Enjoy guys! Hope they're still not too big for you. On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 8:17 AM, Eric Rex <[email protected]> wrote: Leave it to our Swimdave to have photographed al Sultan IN PERSON. Thanks for the awesome shot, Swimdave! ER From: Swimdave2 <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, March 27, 2011 4:50:22 PM Subject: Re: [omnisport:14136] Triathlete Faris al Sultan 2011/3/27 Eric Rex <[email protected]> Faris al-Sultan (Arabic: فارس السلطان) was born 21 January 1978 in Munich to a German mother and an Iraqi father. Faris al-Sultan is known for his strengths in all three triathlon disciplines. In the running segment, he has a consistent but uncommon form of a long stride and loose arms, described as "looping." In competition, he typically wears a Speedo and half-singlet. Al-Sultan started out as a collegiate swimmer before taking on triathlon. In addition to his athletic training, al-Sultan was a graduate student at in Munich, studying for an MA in Arabic Language & Literature, but he dropped out to focus on competing. Faris won the the 2005 Ironman World Championship in Kailua and Kona Hawaii. He has taken up residence in Abu Dhabi, and was considered a home favorite for the recent Abu Dhabi Triathlon, and finished 8th. He is affectionately referred to as the "Sultan of Sweat." -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en.
