Lara Dashti

Lara Dashti
Personal information
Born (2004-01-24) 24 January 2004
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Sport
SportSwimming

Lara Dashti (Arabic: لارا دشتي; born 24 January 2004 in Kuwait City) is a Kuwaiti swimmer.

In the 2020 Summer Olympics, Dashti was one of Kuwait's flagbearers along with shooter Talal Al-Rashidi,[1] and was the first woman to carry Kuwait's flag at any Olympics.[2] Dashti took part in the women's 50m freestyle.[3]

Dashti competed in the 100m breaststroke at the 2024 Summer Olympics but came last in her heat.[4]

Dashti studied at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where she competed for the Wellesley Blue team.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "In photos: Parade of nations during colourful Tokyo Olympics 2020 opening ceremony". gulfnews.com. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Lara Dashti becomes Kuwait's first woman Olympic flagbearer". Kuwait Times. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Swimming Dashti Lara - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Results" (PDF). olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Olympians Made Here". wellesleyblue.com.
  6. ^ "Blue Swimming & Diving's Dashti Ready to Compete at The 2024 Olympic Games". Wellesley College. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.


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