Sarra Lajnef
Tunisian swimmer and triathlete
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Sarra Lajnef (Arabic: سارة الأجنف, born 5 September 1989, in Tunisia) is a multisport athlete who represented Tunisia and United Arab Emirates at international level. She started as a swimmer to then expand her athletic career into rowing then triathlon. She broke 5 Guinness World Records, 2 in 2022, 2 in 2023 and the last one in 2026 during the Dubai Marathon.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 September 1989 |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breastroke, Individual Medley |
| Club | SLT |
| College team | Florida Gators |
Medal record | |
At the World Master Games 2026, in Abu Dhabi, Lajnef was one of the most decorated athletes in the games with 7 medals in 3 different sports: Swimming, Rowing and Obstacle Course.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she became the first Tunisian female swimmer to qualify with FINA qualifying standards. She competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke.
Lajnef is one of the most decorated Tunisian female swimmers and has to today the highest number of individual national records. She has won medals in several editions of the FINA World Masters Championships, African Games and Arab Games.[1][2]
Lajnef was the UAE Rowing Champion between 2017 and 2023 in single, double, double mix, quad and quad mix.[3]
