Olivia Aya Nakitanda Explained

Olivia Aya Nakitanda (born August 27, 1984) is a Ugandan swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events.^[1] She represented her nation Uganda at the 2008 Summer Olympics, placing herself among the top 70 swimmers in the 50 m freestyle.

Nakitanda was invited by FINA to compete as a 24-year-old swimmer for the Ugandan team in the women's 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She threw down a scorching time and a lifetime best of 29.38 seconds to lead the third heat, but placed further in sixty-sixth overall out of ninety-two entrants.^{[2] [3]}

Education

Nakitanda studied at Kampala Parents School for her primary and then proceeded to Mount Saint Mary's Namagunga for her secondary education.^[4]

Nakitanda is a graduate of medicine at Makerere University in Kampala.^[5]

External links

• NBC Olympics Profile

Notes and References

1. Olivia Nakitanda. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112019/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/na/olivia-nakitanda-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 5 December 2012.
2. Web site: Swimming: Women's 50m Freestyle – Heat 3 . . . 5 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821062506/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWW010900/index.html . 21 August 2012 .
3. News: Norman. Katende. Uganda: Kaburu Dives Into Beijing Fray Today. New Vision. AllAfrica.com. 14 August 2008. 11 February 2015.
4. Web site: The genius versus the average. MUGAGGA. ROBERT. The Observer - Uganda. en-gb. 2019-05-31.
5. News: The genius versus the average. The Ugandan Observer. 25 April 2010. 5 December 2012.