Ahmed Rateb
- position Freestyle/Butterfly
- class Graduate Student
- Hometown Cairo, Egypt
- High school The British School of Elite Education
- position Freestyle/Butterfly
- class Graduate Student
- Hometown Cairo, Egypt
- High school The British School of Elite Education
Ahmed Rateb Bio
| Ratebi’s Top Times | ||||
| Event | Time | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50 Freestyle | 20.78p | 11/15/23 | Gamecock Invitational | Columbia, SC |
| 100 Freestyle | 44.64p | 2/19/24 | SEC Championships | Auburn, AL |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:39.31 | 1/26/24 | at Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA |
| 100 Butterfly | 47.32p | 2/19/24 | SEC Championships | Auburn, AL |
| 200 Butterfly | 1:45.60s | 2/19/24 | SEC Championships | Auburn, AL |
! = School Record | p = Prelims | t = Time Trial | # = Leadoff Split/Split
AWARDS/HONORS
- SEC Academic Honor Roll (2024)
- CSCAA Scholar All-American (2nd team – 2024)
- 3x FAU Dean’s List (2020, 2021, 2022)*
GRADUATE (2023-24)
- Placed a season-best second in the 200 fly at the Gamecock Invitational
- Repeated his second-place finish in the 100 fly at Georgia Tech
- Made the SEC Championship team where he individually competed in the 100 free, 100 fly, and 200 fly
- Tied for 24th in the 200 fly at the SEC Championships, resulting in a swim-off where he posted a new personal best time of 1:45.60
PRE-SOUTH CAROLINA
- Swam for four years at Florida Atlantic University
- Received CCSA Swimmer of the Week on four different occasions during the season, the most of any swimmer in the league.
- Finished an impressive freshman campaign with 22 top-5 individual finishes and nine wins with five of those in the 100 fly, three in the 200 fly and one in the 200 free
- Holds school records in the 100 & 200 fly
- Was named the CCSA Men’s Swimmer of the Year 2021-2022
PRE-COLLEGE
- Received a gold medal in the 100 Fly at the 2018 Youth African Games
- Awarded as the Best Swimmer in Africa (14-year-old age group)
- Record holder in the 200 Free in Africa (15-year-old age group)
- Swam for the Al-Ahly club under coach Captain Ashraf Salah where he was an individual winner in the 100 fly, 200 fly, 100 free, and 200 free
PERSONAL
- Son of Manal and Khaled, brother to Noha and Rana
- Hobbies include trying new foods
* = occurred at previous institution
