Background
Hassiem was born on 6 May 1982 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
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He attended Bergvliet High School in Bergvliet, a suburb of Cape Town.
Career
He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and he competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom. Hassiem began swimming following his accident at the Sport Science Institute of South Africa. Foreign competition he is categorised in the S10 classification, the classification for swimmers with the most physical ability.
He is coached by Brian Button.
He first competed internationally for South Africa at the 2008 Summer Paralympics held in Beijing, People"s Republic of China. He swam in the men"s 100 metre backstroke S10 event finishing sixth in his heat in a time of one minute 1.61 seconds and failing to make the final.
He was selected to represent South Africa at the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London, United Kingdom, where he competed in the 100 metres butterfly and the 100 and 400 metres freestyle events. events at the Games were held from 30 August to 8 September at the London Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park.
