Egyptian swimmer Farida Osman has won the bronze medal at the women's 50m butterfly finals at the 2019 World Swimming Championships in Gwangju after finishing third in the final with a time of 25.47 seconds on Saturday. Farida qualified for the final on Friday after finishing fifth in the semis with a time of 25.79 seconds. Osman didn't start the 50m freestyle event early on Saturday as she probably wanted to be ready for the 50m butterfly final. She was bidding for a new glory after she gave Egypt its first-ever medal at the swimming World Championships, winning bronze in Budapest two years ago in the same 50m butterfly event. Earlier on Saturday, Egyptian swimmer Mohamed Samy reached the semi final of the 50m backstroke event after finishing seventh in the heats with a time of 24.95 seconds. Samy's fellow Egyptian Ahmed Akram started his campaign in the 1500m freestyle also on Saturday, but failed to reach Sunday's final after finishing 19th in the heats with a time of 15:13.25 minutes. Previous results In the 1500m freestyle, Ahmed Akram failed to reach the final after finishing 19th in the heats with a time of 15:13.25 minutes on Saturday. In the 50m backstroke, Mohamed Samy reached the semi final after finishing seventh in the heats with a time of 24.95 seconds on Saturday. In the women's 50m butterfly, Osman reached the final after finishing fifth in the semis with a time of 25.79 seconds on Friday. In the men's 50m freestyle, Ali Khalafalla finished 13th in the semi-final with a time of 21.98 on Friday. In the women's 100m freestyle, Osman failed to reach the semifinals after finishing 28th in the overall heats rankings with a time of 54.93 seconds on Thursday. In the men's 100m freestyle, Ali Khalafalla finished first in his heat and 26th in the overall heat rankings with a time of 49.22 seconds on Wednesday. In the men's 200m medley, Mohamed Samy finished fifth in his heat and 32nd in the overall heat rankings with 2:02.57 minutes on Wednesday. In the men's 50m breaststroke, Youssef El-Kamash finished 24th in the heats with 27.62 seconds on Tuesday. In the men's 800m freestyle, Marwan El-Kamash finished 26th in the heats with 8:07.97 minutes on Tuesday. In the men's 100m backstroke, Samy finished 39th in the heats with 55.87 seconds on Monday. In the men's 50m butterfly, Abdel-Rahman Sameh qualified for the semifinals after finishing 15th in the heats with a time of 23.54 seconds on Sunday. Later on Sunday, he recorded 23.68 in the semis to finish in 16th place. In the men's 100m breaststroke, Youssef El-Kamash finished 31st in the heats with a time of 1:01.24 minutes on Sunday. In the women's 100m butterfly, Osman ranked 17th in the heats with 58.43 seconds on Sunday. In the men's 400m freestyle, Marwan El-Kamash finished 23rd in the heats with a time of 3:52.21 minutes on Sunday. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.)
