Khalid Rushaka

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Khalid Rushaka
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Full nameKhalid Yahya Rushaka
NationalityTanzanian
Born (1980-04-26) April 26, 1980 (age 45)
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
StrokesFreestyle

Khalid Yahya Rushaka (born 26 April 1980) is a Tanzanian former competitive swimmer. He represented Tanzania at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's 50 metre freestyle, clocking 28.50 in the heats to place 84th overall. [1] [2] Tanzania first sent swimmers to the Olympic Games at Beijing 2008; Rushaka and Magdalena Moshi were part of that initial team. [3]

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After his competitive career, Rushaka served as chair of the Tanzania Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commission and helped organise the first National Athletes’ Forum in 2021. [4] In 2025 he was appointed a member of the World Aquatics Masters Committee. [5] He is the Secretary General of the Tanzania Olympians Association for the 2025–2028 term, [6] and head coach of North Coast Swimming Club in Dar es Salaam. [7]

International competitions

References

  1. 1 2 "Beijing 2008 – 50m freestyle men: Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Swimming – Men's 50m freestyle heats results". Reuters. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "United Republic of Tanzania at the 2008 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "National Athletes Forum (NAF) Tanzania – TOC Athletes' Commission" (PDF). University of Tsukuba (TIAS2.0). 25 October 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "World Aquatics — Masters Committee". World Aquatics. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Photo of the new leaders of the Tanzania Olympians Association (2025–2028)". Instagram (Tanzania Olympic Committee, official). 10 December 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Meet the coaches — Introducing Head Coach Khalid Rushaka OLY". Instagram (North Coast Swimming Club, official). 7 May 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
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