Fahim Anwari ( Persian/ Dari: ) is an Afghan swimmer with two Afghan national records. He is a member of Afghanistan's national swimming team. During the

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, Anwari trained at Qargha Lake. In April 2021, Afghanistan National Olympic Committee announced that Anwari will become the first swimmer to represent Afghanistan at the

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. Anwari received financial support from the IOC for his preparations for the Olympics.

Career

In January 2021, Anwari began training at the FINA Development Centre in Kazan, Russia. In April 2021, he set two Afghan national records after being part of the FINA Development program in Kazan. At the

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, he finished 69th in the men's 50 m freestyle.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anwari, Fahim 1999 births Living people Afghan male swimmers Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Afghanistan Asian Games competitors for Afghanistan Swimmers at the 2022 Asian Games Sportspeople from Kabul Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics