Joshua Tibatemwa
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Born | 10 September 1996 Kampala, Uganda |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Sport | Swimming |
Joshua Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza (born 10 September 1996)[1] is a Ugandan Olympic swimmer. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he ranked 64th with a time of 25.98 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals. He was Uganda's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[2]
Education
He attended and graduated from the Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa in 2015. He later attended Grinnell College in Iowa, USA, where he studied computer science and economics.[3][4]
Career
He set two national records at the World Championships in Kazan, Russia in 2015, for 50m freestyle and 50m breaststroke.[3] Also, at the Rio 2016 Olympics, he competed in the men's 50m freestyle event finishing 64th out of the 85 swimmers in the heats with a time of 25.98 seconds. Though he did not make it for the semi-finals.[5]
Major results
Individual
Long course
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Uganda
| |||||
| 2013 | World Championships |  Barcelona, Spain
|
70th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 33.85 |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games |  Glasgow, Great Britain
|
47th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 25.78 |
| 34th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 33.72 | |||
| 31st (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:16.49 | |||
| 2015 | World Championships |  Kazan, Russia
|
80th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 25.54 |
| 64th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 33.00 | |||
| 2016 | Olympic Games |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
64th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 25.98 |
| 2017 | World Championships |  Budapest, Hungary
|
104th (h) | 100 m freestyle | 58.79 |
| 71st (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 32.77 | |||
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games |  Gold Coast, Australia
|
47th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 24.93 |
| 43rd (h) | 50 m butterfly | 27.17 | |||
Short course
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Uganda
| |||||
| 2012 | World Championships |  Istanbul, Turkey
|
122nd (h) | 50 m freestyle | 26.14 |
| 83rd (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 32.48 | |||
| 2016 | World Championships |  Windsor, Canada
|
- | 50 m breaststroke | DNS |
| - | 100 m breaststroke | DNS | |||
See also
References
- ^ "Joshua Tibatemwa". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ^ a b "Joshua Tibatemwa (Class of 2015): From Mombasa to Rio 2016 | Aga Khan Academies". www.agakhanacademies.org. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ^ "Academy graduate carries the flag for Uganda at Rio Olympic Games | Aga Khan Academies". www.agakhanacademies.org. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ^ Kazibwe, Edgar (2016-08-11). "Rio 2016: Ugandan swimmer Joshua Tibatemwa misses progression to Semi-finals by 3.88 seconds". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
External links
- Joshua Tibatemwa at World Aquatics
- Joshua Tibatemwa at SwimRankings.net
- Joshua Tibatemwa at Olympics.com
- Joshua Tibatemwa at Olympedia
- Joshua Tibatemwa at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Joshua Tibatemwa at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Joshua Tibatemwa at InterSportStats
