Gilbert Kaburu Explained

Gilbert Kaburu (born November 8, 1981) is a Ugandan former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.^[1] He represented his nation Uganda at the 2008 Summer Olympics, placing himself among the top 85 swimmers in the 50 m freestyle.

Kaburu was invited by FINA to compete as a 26-year-old swimmer for the Ugandan team in the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Swimming on the outside in heat four, he raced to seventh in a splash-and-dash finish with a time of 27.72 seconds, but placed further in eighty-second overall out of ninety-seven entrants at the end of the evening prelims.^[2]

Shortly after the Olympics, Kaburu announced his retirement from swimming career, to continue his education at TCNJ’s Graduate Global Programs in Johannesburg, South Africa.^{[3] [4]}

External links

• NBC Olympics Profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gilbert Kaburu . 3 December 2012 . 2012-12-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121216120514/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/gilbert-kaburu-1.html . 16 December 2012 .
2. Web site: Swimming: Men's 50m Freestyle – Heat 4 . . . 5 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821063145/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWM010900/index.html . 21 August 2012 .
3. News: Gola, Mark. TCNJ Student Swims in Summer Olympics. TCNJ Magazine. 10 November 2008. 5 December 2012.
4. News: Ugandan swimmer Kaburu to retire after Beijing Olympics. https://web.archive.org/web/20121021060139/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/29/content_8843766.htm. dead. October 21, 2012. Xinhua. 29 July 2008. 5 December 2012.