Education
He is a two-time Olympian, and a three-time All-American swimmer for the Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, where he majored in and graduated with a bachelor"s degree in civil engineering.
He is a two-time Olympian, and a three-time All-American swimmer for the Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, where he majored in and graduated with a bachelor"s degree in civil engineering.
Hussein made his first Egyptian team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he competed in the men"s 200 m backstroke. Swimming in heat two, he edged out Singapore"s Gary Tan to earn a fifth spot and thirty-sixth overall by 0.22 of a second in 2:06.10. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Hussein extended his program by qualifying for two swimming events.
In the 100 m backstroke, Hussein participated in heat three against seven other swimmers, including Olympic veteran Derya Büyükuncu of Turkey.
He raced to sixth place and thirty-first overall by 0.52 of a second behind Buyukuncu, outside his personal best of 56.86. In his second event, 200 m backstroke, Hussein matched his position from the 100-metre backstroke on the morning"s preliminaries.
Hussein saved a seventh spot on the same heat as Sydney over South of Korea"s Sung Minister, who finished behind him in last place by 0.04 of a second, with a time of 2:04.82. In the 200 m backstroke, he lowered his own Egyptian record of 2:01.61 to claim another bronze.