Ali Al-Hasan (born 4 January 1973) is a Kuwaiti diver who dove for Southern Methodist University and competed with the Kuwaiti diving team in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Diving for Southern Methodist Al-Hasan attended and dove for Southern Methodist University where he majored in biomedical engineering. At SMU he swam for long-serving Coach Jim Stillson, an All American diver for Ohio State University, and a former diving coach for Columbia University.
An accomplished diver for SMU, at the Southwestern Conference Swimming and Diving Championships in March, 1995, Al-Hasan edged out rival University of Texas diver Sam Arieff in close competition, winning the 1-meter diving event. He placed third in diving in the Southwestern Conference Championship that year, helping to lead SMU to a second place overall against strong rival University of Texas."Hooper Near UT Record", Austin American Statesman, Austin, Texas, 3 March 1995, pg. 21"Texas Takes 16th Straight Title", Corpus Christi Caller Times, Corpus Christi, Texas, 5 March 1995, pg. 54 At the March 1997, Western Athletic Conference Championships, Al-Hasan won the 1-meter springboard competition, with a 580.8 total."Swim Team in 7th at WAC", The Daily Utah Chronicle, Salt Lake City, Utah, 7 March 1997
At the Reveille Invitational, a regional meet in Texas in November 1995, he placed first in the diving competition with 484.7 points, leading SMU to win the meet."Swimming and Diving, Reveille Invitational", Austin American Statesman, Austin, Texas, 12 November 1995, pg. 44 At the March 1996, Zone D Championships in Fort Worth, Ali-Hasan placed third in the three-meter diving final."Diving NCAA Zone D", Fort Worth Star Telegram, Fort Worth Texas, 16 March 1996, pg. 90 In his Senior year at SMU, he placed first in 3-meter diving in a dual meet with Rice University in January, 1995, leading SMU to a dual meet win."SMU Vs. Rice", Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, 28 January 1995, pg. 69 At the January, 1995 All American Diving Finals in Austin, Texas, Al-Hasan placed 22, a respectable finish for a nation-wide meet of outstanding divers."Swimming", "All American Diving Finals", Fort Worth Star Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, 7 January 1995, pg. 54
He was a member of the Kuwaiti Diving Team. During the Persian Gulf War around 1990-91, he was imprisoned in Iraq for two weeks, but his training with the Kuwaiti team was interrupted for close to a year. After his release from prison, he looked forward to swimming for Kuwait in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics."Making Up for Lost Time", The Miami Herald, 19 May 1996, pg. 1259
1996 Olympics In the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Al-Hasan placed 33rd in men's springboard.
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