Farida Osman in 50m butterfly final at World Swimming Championships

The Egyptian swimmer, Farida Osman has qualified for the women's 50m butterfly final at the World Swimming Championships in South Korea, according to media reports. Osman won her heat timing 25.71 seconds and finished third in the overall heat rankings.

She failed to qualify for the women's 100m freestyle semifinals after finishing 28th in the overall heat rankings on Thursday.

On Sunday, the 24-year-old Osman made her first appearance at the prestigious tournament, ranking 17th in the heats of the women's 100m butterfly.

Osman won Best Female Athlete from Africa at the Association of National Olympic Committees' 2017 awards in Prague, a few months after she made national history by winning Egypt's first-ever medal at the swimming World Championships in Budapest.