Talita Baqlah

Talita Baqlah
Personal information
Native nameتاليتا بقلة
NationalityJordanian
Born (1995-10-27) 27 October 1995 (age 29)
Pecica, Romania
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

Talita Baqlah (Arabic: تاليتا بقلة; born 27 October 1995) is a Jordanian swimmer who has competed in three consecutive Olympic games, in the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

Baqlah was born in Pecica, Romania.[2] She competed in 50 metre freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where she ranked 45th. She also competed in the Women's 50 metre freestyle contest at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,[3][4][5] and she ranked 51st.[6] She set a Jordanian national record with a time of 26.48.[7][8]

She represented Jordan at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships,[9] and 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle and women's 100 metre freestyle events.[10][11] In both events she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.[10][11] She also competed in two mixed relay events, without winning a medal.

Her brother is Khader Baqlah.[12]

National records

Baqlah has set a number of Jordanian national records, including in 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke, 50 Butterfly, 100 Butterfly.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Talita Baqlah". olympedia.org. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Talita Baqlah". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Swimmers confirm Olympic spots". The Jordan Times. 19 July 2016. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Will Jordan records tumble in Rio?". The Jordan Times. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Talita Baqlah has Jordan swimming record in her sights". The Jordan Times. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  6. ^ results of Talita in 2016 Olympics
  7. ^ Abulleil, Reem. "Arab swimmers shine in 50m freestyle heats at Rio 2016 Olympics - Sport360 News". sport360.com. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  8. ^ "Talita Baqlah breaks Jordan record in Rio". The Jordan Times. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  9. ^ Barclay, Simon (2016-03-17). 16th World Aquatics Championships - Kazan 2015. Complete Results & Athlete Index. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-326-60053-2.
  10. ^ a b "Women's 50 metre freestyle – Heats" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Women's 100 metre freestyle – Heats" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Jordan at the Olympics: Meet the swimmers ready to make a splash". Al Arabiya English. 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  13. ^ "JOR Records Long Course". scmsom.se. 1 August 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2022.


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