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Ugandan swimmer (born 1984)
Olivia Aya Nakitanda
Personal information
Full nameOlivia Aya Nakitanda
National team Uganda
Born (1984-08-27) 27 August 1984 (age 40)
Kampala, Uganda
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

Olivia Aya Nakitanda (born August 27, 1984) is a Ugandan swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events. She represented her nation Uganda at the 2008 Summer Olympics, placing herself among the top 70 swimmers in the 50 m freestyle.

Nakitanda was invited by FINA to compete as a 24-year-old swimmer for the Ugandan team in the women's 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She threw down a scorching time and a lifetime best of 29.38 seconds to lead the third heat, but placed further in sixty-sixth overall out of ninety-two entrants.

Education

Nakitanda studied at Kampala Parents School for her primary and then proceeded to Mount Saint Mary's Namagunga for her secondary education.

Nakitanda is a graduate of medicine at Makerere University in Kampala.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olivia Nakitanda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  2. "Swimming: Women's 50m Freestyle – Heat 3". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  3. Katende, Norman (14 August 2008). "Uganda: Kaburu Dives Into Beijing Fray Today". New Vision. AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  4. MUGAGGA, ROBERT. "The genius versus the average". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  5. "The genius versus the average". The Ugandan Observer. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

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