John Kamyuka

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John Kamyuka
Personal information
Full nameJohn Kamyuka
National teamFlag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Born (1989-01-11) 11 January 1989 (age 36)
Gaborone, Botswana
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle

John Kamyuka (born January 11, 1989) is a Botswana swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. [1] He became one of the first ever Botswana swimmers, alongside Samantha Paxinos to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing among the top 75 in the men's 50 m freestyle. [2]

Kamyuka received a Universality invitation from FINA to compete as a lone male swimmer for the Botswana team in the 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. [2] Swimming in heat five, Kamyuka raced his way to sixth place in a splash-and-dash finish with a lifetime best of 25.54 seconds. Kamyuka failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed seventy-second overall out of ninety-seven swimmers in the prelims. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Kamyuka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Botswana's first ever strong Olympic medal hopefuls". Sunday Standard. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Swimming: Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 5". Beijing 2008 . NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.


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