Joshua Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza (born 10 September 1996) is a Ugandan Olympic swimmer. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he ranked 64th with a time of 25.98 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals. He was Uganda's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.
Education He attended and graduated from the Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa in 2015. He later attended Grinnell College in Iowa, USA, where he studied computer science and economics.
Career He set two national records at the World Championships in Kazan, Russia in 2015, for 50m freestyle and 50m breaststroke. Also, at the Rio 2016 Olympics, he competed in the men's 50m freestyle event finishing 64th out of the 85 swimmers in the heats with a time of 25.98 seconds. Though he did not make it for the semi-finals.
Major results Individual Long course Representing 2013World Championships Barcelona, Spain70th (h)50 m breaststroke33.852014Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Great Britain47th (h)50 m freestyle25.7834th (h)50 m breaststroke33.7231st (h)100 m breaststroke1:16.492015World Championships Kazan, Russia80th (h)50 m freestyle25.5464th (h)50 m breaststroke33.002016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil64th (h)50 m freestyle25.982017World Championships Budapest, Hungary104th (h)100 m freestyle58.7971st (h)50 m breaststroke32.772018Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia47th (h)50 m freestyle24.9343rd (h)50 m butterfly27.17
Short course Representing 2012World Championships Istanbul, Turkey122nd (h)50 m freestyle26.1483rd (h)50 m breaststroke32.482016World Championships Windsor, Canada -50 m breaststrokeDNS -100 m breaststrokeDNS
See also 2016 Summer Olympics
Daniel Mulumba Gloria Muzito
Olivia Aya Nakitanda Kirabo Namutebi
Supra Singhal Jesse Ssengonzi
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