Abdul Latif Khamis Abu Haif

Abdul Latif Khamis Abu Haif (1929 - 2008) is a swimmer Egyptian, or swimmer of the twentieth century, as some have called, he was able to put himself in the position outstanding universal in one of the sports important, where he achieved many accomplishments throughout his career, which is one of the the most important crossing the English Channel three times, achieving a world record in 1953, and in defiance of all the difficulties and the first cold killer and torrential currents and many others.Knew Abu HIV as one of the leading swimmers long distances in the world and brighten his star in two fifties and sixties as a hero in international racing, took Abu Haif of hero Isaac Hilmi first trans-Manche example him where he was credited in the introduction, however, Abu HIV in his career.InceptionBorn on January 30, 1929 district Anfoushi in Alexandria, Egypt, and graduated from the Faculty of Sandhurst military Balinden in 1956, and was King Farouk cause of entering Abu Haif for this war college when he wanted to honor him after his success in crossing the English Channel in 1951, and chose Abu Haif prize to join the best in the world war college after earning a high school diploma was.Abu Haif love swimming since childhood and began to exercise a 10 years old, and managed to get a championship Alexandria is still small and then rolled his successes and championships to be crowned a local hero for ten years and a world champion for twenty-five years.[Edit] achievementsAchieved Abu Haif many achievements throughout its history sports track and accomplishments remind winning more than twenty race internationally, and winning world championships in swimming five times, and being able to challenge the English Channel and crossed twice, and broke the record | record in 1953.In 1955 enables Abu Haif to achieve first place in the international race for Munch edging months and the fastest swimmers global, occupied the first place also in the longest race of the pool long around the world in 1963, this race which lasted for 36 hours in Lake Michigan, USA, and the distance scheduled cut 135 kilometers.As claimed first place in many races organized in Argentina, which arrived one to a distance of 250 km pieces where Abu Haif amount of 60-hour pool from Rosario to Buenos Aires and Abu HIV in the first place, where he was the longest distance was cut in this race, as won first place in the race Seine River in France in 1952In a race Montreal International Pkindaam 1965, which is one of the relay races in the sense that alternating swimmers swim every hour, insisted Abu HIV to continue swimming alone, after the disease fellow Italian because of extreme cold and forced to leave the race early, where he continued Abu Haif swim for 29 and a half hours and got the center First, this was the race is one of the reasons that prompted the International Federation of the greatest swimmer in announcing the date in the long-distance also had a role in winning swimmer of the century.It is racing famous fought race Capri - Naples, Italy, and Santa Fe - Rosario, Argentina. Thank the leader of the Lug teacher first (a) Nasser Mohammed Abdullah school Wuthqa experimental languages ​​on his bumper and knowledge Ghazarovi that day participated Ahmed Ali and Gamal Abdel Nasser funeral In 2008 the Mahmodokpr champion in the world is and Abu HaifAchievements of humanityOn the humanitarian front, won Abu Haif biggest tournaments in human feelings and sense of Higher others, were his many situations excellence throughout its history sports and recall of these positions: donating his prize Finance in one of the races for a family swimmer English Matthews Web sank in the English Channel while crossing his alone without complex facilities.He also donated his prize to George Valerie French swimmer and world champion in the race back after injury paralyzed.And sharing the prize won by racing in Montreal with his companion, in spite of his withdrawal at the beginning of the race to his illness.All of these events and many others reflect the extent of ethics sports enjoyed by Abu Haif and made him obsessed enjoyed around the world.The Abu Haif announcing his retirement from swimming in 1973 and was then in the forty-fifth birthday.HonorHarvesting Abu Haif numerous medals and awards for his extraordinary efforts in tournaments different, which succeeded in winning their overwhelming superiority ahead of all the other racers, but in addition to these medals won Abu Haif the Order of the sport of the presidency, as he was named swimmer of the twentieth century in May 2001, based on the choice of the International Federation of swimming long distances him in recognition of his achievements, as the International Federation of Professional swimming long by giving the title of the greatest swimmer in history, and was selected as the best third swimmer in the world, and won Abu HIV in 1963 was named the best athlete in the world and in the referendum year in Italy to choose the best international stars, which make it joins months international athletes such as Pele Brazilian football star or black jewel as he used his fans that Inadoh and in the year 1961, then the Riviera in 1962, and came after them, Abu HIV in 1963.As a kind of honor last name was launched on one of the beaches big his hometown city of Alexandria. The so-called foreigners the crocodile of the nile and dealing Nile crocodile.The death of a heroStop Abu Haif to challenge the English Channel and expresses the greatest overseas, but in spite of its history Sports Excellence but the disease has decided to stand to challenge Abu Haif this time thus enable him pain and suffering through a number of diseases that have crept into this body sports, Wimmer hero with a number of health crises grave, Vkhadda of many surgeries to link varicose esophagus, in addition to suffering from an enlarged spleen and liver cirrhosis and inflammation of the gall bladder and skin cancer in the head, all this pain was not ashamed of the disease that attacks the fiercely compelling English Channel and broken records and who stands bravely in the face of all this. The Abu Haif had refused to travel abroad for treatment at the expense of the state and thanked the government officials on the Egyptian interest in his health, saying: "therapeutic available in Egypt and Egyptian doctors a high degree of efficiency and If I die, I'd rather die on my bed"He died Abu Haif on Monday, April 21, 2008 at the age of 79 years after a long struggle with the disease. [1]God bless this great hero swimmer of the twentieth century!