Khalid Rushaka
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Khalid Yahya Rushaka |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Born | April 26, 1980 |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
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]
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
- 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 m freestyle: 84th (28.50).[1][2]
References
- ^ a b "Beijing 2008 – 50m freestyle men: Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Swimming – Men's 50m freestyle heats results". Reuters. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "United Republic of Tanzania at the 2008 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "National Athletes Forum (NAF) Tanzania – TOC Athletes' Commission" (PDF). University of Tsukuba (TIAS2.0). 25 October 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "World Aquatics — Masters Committee". World Aquatics. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "Photo of the new leaders of the Tanzania Olympians Association (2025–2028)". Instagram (Tanzania Olympic Committee, official). 10 December 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "Meet the coaches — Introducing Head Coach Khalid Rushaka OLY". Instagram (North Coast Swimming Club, official). 7 May 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.