Camil Ould Doua (Arabic: كامل ولد الدوه; born 23 February 2002) is a Mauritanian competitive swimmer.
Camil was born on 23 February 2002 in Bordeaux, France;[1] his father is from Mauritania and holds a position as an imam at a French mosque.
[4] He attempted to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics for his father's home country of Mauritania but was unable to, as the Mauritanian law at the time required him to give up his French citizenship.
[3] In 2020, Camil's club, Cercle des Nageurs de Talence, closed, and he stopped swimming for a time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
[3] By 2023, the Mauritanian law had changed and he was able to obtain dual citizenship to represent the country in international competitions.