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| Joshua
TIBATEMWA |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Uganda
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 10 Sep 1996
in Kampala, UGA |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
San Francisco, CA, USA |
Occupation |
Information Technology |
Languages |
English |
Higher education |
Computer Science, Economics - Grinnell College: United States |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming at age six in Kampala, Uganda. |
Why this sport? |
He first started swimming to lose weight, but later he fell in love with the sport. "At first I didn't want to compete. With swimming, you have time to yourself as compared to other sports. You don't have to shout to pass the ball. You can be alone in your head." |
International Debut |
Year |
2012 |
Competing for |
Uganda |
Tournament |
World Short Course Championships |
Location |
Istanbul, TUR |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Aurum (Facebook profile, 2018) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Being Uganda's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (agakhanacademies.org, 01 Nov 2018) |
Hero / Idol |
US boxer Muhammad Ali, US swimmer Nathan Adrian. (Athlete, 05 Aug 2016; NTV Uganda YouTube channel, 16 Jul 2016) |
Injuries |
He suffered a shoulder injury in June 2013. (Athlete, 26 Jul 2014) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Do not dwell too much on your failures. They are an inherent part of life. Do not attempt to handle too many things at once. Depth is better than breadth in certain circumstances." (agakhanacademies.org, 01 Nov 2018) |
Awards and honours |
He was Uganda's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (stillmed.olympic.org, 05 Aug 2016) |
Famous relatives |
His brother Elisha has also represented Uganda in swimming, and competed at the 2014 World Short Course Championships in Doha, Qatar. (grinnell.edu, 20 Jul 2017; SportsDeskOnline, 13 Aug 2018) |
Other information |
OCCUPATION
He works as a software engineer at social network Twitter in San Francisco, CA, United States of America. (Twitter profile, 19 Sep 2021; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jun 2021)
SCHOLARSHIP
He was one of 36 athletes from across the world to receive a FINA Scholarship in 2017. The scholarship was designed to help the athletes to qualify and participate at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The scholarship also presented the athletes with an option to train at a FINA-approved training centre in Thailand, the United States of America and Senegal. (fina.org, 01 Mar 2017) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
50m Freestyle |
25.98 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Breaststroke |
32.77 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Freestyle |
58.79 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Breaststroke |
33.00 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Freestyle |
25.54 |
| Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
50m Breaststroke |
33.85 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
100m Breaststroke |
DNS |
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2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
50m Breaststroke |
DNS |
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2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
50m Freestyle |
DNS |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
50m Breaststroke |
32.48 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
50m Freestyle |
26.14 |
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