Rafed Ziad El-Masri (Arabic: رافد زياد المصري; born August 10, 1982) is a German former swimmer of Syrian origin, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.

[1] He is also a four-time national champion for Germany, and a gold medalist for the men's 50 m freestyle event at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, representing his ancestral homeland Syria.

He nearly missed out of the semi-final rounds, as he placed eighteenth in the overall rankings, tying his position with two-time Olympic champion Alexander Popov of Russia, and Johan Kenkhuis of the Netherlands.

[citation needed] El-Masri continued to compete for Syria at two FINA World Championships (2005 in Montreal, and 2007 in Melbourne), but failed to reach his personal best times set at the Olympics.

He also won a gold medal for the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, with an impressive time of 22.41 seconds, just ahead of Japan's Makoto Ito, and China's Cai Li.