| Intro | Libyan swimmer, Olympian |
| Is |
Athlete Swimmer |
| From | Libya |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 1 May 1990 |
| Age: | 30 years |
Asmahan Farhat, or Mercedes Farhat, born May 1, 1990 in Strongsville, Ohio, United States, is an American swimmer.
Raised in Strongsville, Ohio she began training with the Lake Erie Silver Dolphins before moving down to Marco Island, FL at age 11 and began swimming with her father for the Marco Island Swim Team. She attended Lely High School where she broke numerous school and conference records while taking home district and regional titles. She now attends the University of Florida where she is a member of the Florida Cicerones.
Farhat represented Libya at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She was the second woman ever to swim for Libya at the Olympic Games, following Admira Edrahi at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She won her heat in the women’s 100 metre breaststroke event, with a time of 1:21.68, but finished 47th overall and did not advance. Her time was a new personal best.
She was a student at Lely High School in Naples, Florida.
She began studying at the University of Florida a few days after competing in Beijing, and became a sister of Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority.
In Fall of 2012 she began the Doctor of Pharmacy Program at University of Colorado Denver Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.