[2] 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.

[3][4] At the March 1997, Western Athletic Conference Championships, Al-Hasan won the 1-meter springboard competition, with a 580.8 total.

[6] At the March 1996, Zone D Championships in Fort Worth, Ali-Hasan placed third in the three-meter diving final.

[8] 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.

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.