Khader Ghetrich Baqlah ( ar, خضر غترخ بقلة, born 15 September 1998) is a Jordanian

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. He competed in the men's 200 metre freestyle event at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

, where he ranked 31st with a time of 1:48.42. He did not advance to the semifinals. In 2014, he represented

Jordan at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Jordan competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous coun ...

held in Nanjing, China. He swam for the

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. He was an eleven-time All American

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* 1998 births Living people Olympic swimmers for Jordan Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Swimmers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Jordan Jordanian male freestyle swimmers {{Jordan-swimming-bio-stub