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Nationality | Ugandan |
Born | 1 January 1997 |
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Sport | Swimming |
Jamila Lunkuse (born 1 January 1997 [1] ) is a Ugandan swimmer. She competed in the women's 50m freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing with a time of 28.44 seconds in 52nd place in the heats. [2] She also represented Uganda at the Rio 2016 Olympics. [3]
Jamila Lunkuse is one of 4 children born to Yusuf and Janat Nansubuga Nsibambi. [4] She joined Plymouth College in 2013 [5] on a sports scholarship before attending the University of Brighton to study Business and Marketing. [6] [7]
In 2013, Jamila Lunkuse won eight medals at the CANA Zone 3 and 4 Swimming Championships that were held in Lusaka, Zambia. [8] Jamila won 7 golds in the 50m breaststroke (competition record), 100m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke, 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, 50m butterfly and 200m. Her silver medal was in the 50m freestyle. [9]
Jessica Tatiana Long is a Russian-American Paralympic swimmer from Baltimore, Maryland, who competes in the S8, SB7 and SM8 category events. She has held many world records and competed at six Paralympic Games, winning 30 medals. She has won over 50 world championship medals.
Husnah Kukundakwe is a Ugandan swimmer. She is the country's only classified paralympic swimmer. Her first appearance at the World Championships in London was mentioned among the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC's) Top 10 Moments of 2019.