Farid Simaika
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Job / Known for: Olympic diver
Left traces: Two Olympic medals and four AAU titles
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Date: 1907-06-12
Location: EG Alexandria
Died
Date: 1943-09-11 (aged 36)
Resting place: ID Makassar, South Sulawesi
Death Cause: Plane crash
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Parent(s): Bassili Bey Simaika
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Farid Simaika was an Egyptian diver who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and won two medals. He was born in Alexandria to a Coptic family and moved to the United States in the 1920s. He became a well-known diving champion and also a pilot. He starred in various water shows and toured the world giving diving exhibitions. He became a U.S. citizen in 1942 and joined the U.S. Air Force. He died in a plane crash over Indonesia in 1943. Some stories say he was captured and beheaded by the Japanese or headhunters. He is considered one of the greatest divers of all time and a pioneer of the sport.
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