It was with great sadness today that I found out tha Abou Hief died openwaterswimming.eu/.../267 I had been trying to contact him. I only found out a few minutes ago. He passed on 2008-04-22, Egypt .
What an amazing man. Not only was he an incredible athlete, but he showed the world how to live and live well. The stories of his acts of compassion towards his fellow man bring tears to my eyes. Here's an example paragraph from an article published in 2006:
"What is fact was Abu Heif’s benevolence. He gave his English Channel prize of £1,000, a fortune then, to the seven children of a British swimmer who drowned in 1954 attempting to cross the Channel. He also gave the money he won in Nantes to a French swimmer who had become paralyzed. He donated prize money from an international race to the family of an Egyptian swimmer who had drowned."
You were one of the lucky ones to have known him personally.
What an amazing man. Not only was he an incredible athlete, but he showed the world how to live and live well. The stories of his acts of compassion towards his fellow man bring tears to my eyes. Here's an example paragraph from an article published in 2006:
"What is fact was Abu Heif’s benevolence. He gave his English Channel prize of £1,000, a fortune then, to the seven children of a British swimmer who drowned in 1954 attempting to cross the Channel. He also gave the money he won in Nantes to a French swimmer who had become paralyzed. He donated prize money from an international race to the family of an Egyptian swimmer who had drowned."
You were one of the lucky ones to have known him personally.
