Tag Archives: swimming

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In the wake of increasing drowning incidents across Uganda, experts are urging the government to engage local communities more actively in water safety initiatives. This call comes on the heels of multiple media reports detailing recent drowning cases, including the tragic deaths of …

Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Gators Swim Club retained the 8th Uganda Swimming Federation National Swimming Championships on Sunday at Kampala Parents School in Naguru. The Ntinda based swimming club swept the Men’s and Women’s overall prize with 3,132 and 2,110 points respectively and won the overall team prize …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three children have drowned in a valley dam in Kimole village, Nakasongola district. The children have been identified as Boney Kato and Benon Wasswa, twins aged around 10 years. They were pupils of Kisaalizi Primary school. The third has been identified as Daphne Ssebicu, aged …

  Best times | RESULT THIS WEEKEND 50 butterfly 29.88 |  50 yards freestyle 25.27  | 25.89 100 yards freestyle 54.86 | 56.3 200 yards freestyle ….  | 2:06.36 secs 200 Yards Medley Relay….   | 2:03.22 200 yards free relay ….   | 1:49.66 Iowa, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | Two weeks …

  Athieno breaks Snow Globe Classic 100 and 50 freestyle records set by Davey Zoe last year  Girls 11-12 50 Free 25.79 12/15/2019 Athieno Wandera – DSMY -IA  Girls 11-12 100 Free 55.56 12/14/2019 Athieno Wandera – DSMY -IA Iowa, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | With another incredible time of 25:79 seconds in …

  Athieno breaks Snow Globe Classic 100 Y record set by Davey Zoe last year Iowa, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | US-based swimming prodigy Athieno Grace Wandera has grabbed the first of two medals she is gunning for – and she did it in style on Saturday. Athieno set a new personal best …

Iowa, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | US-based swimming prodigy Athieno Grace Wandera will aim to improve on all her best times when she takes on some of America’s top youngsters at the  Snowglobe classic over three days from today. DesMoines Iowa this weekend hosts a popular swimming competition that has attracted …

Iowa, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | Nearly all the top Ugandan swimmers who have represented the country at international events lately, have been groomed by Dolphins Swim Club in Kampala. The list is long. From 14-year-old Kirabo Namutebi, who recently bettered Jamil Lunkuse’s national 50m freestyle record, to 18-year-old Ambala Atuhaire, current freestyle …

Melbourne, Australia | AFP | Swimming Australia insisted Sunday it followed the rules in dealing with a failed drug test by relay world-record holder Shayna Jack, rejecting claims it wasn’t transparent about the “embarrassing” result. The 20-year-old, part of Australia’s 4x100m freestyle team that set a world record at last year’s …

Nassau, Bahamas  | THE INDEPENDENT |   ThreeUgandan teenagers are in Bahamas to fly the country’s flag at the Commonwealth Youth Games that started on Tuesday. Uganda has a rich history in the Commonwealth Youth Games, having won 14 medals in track and field athletics at the last three games in  Samoa in …