Belly-Cresus Ganira Explained

Belly-Cresus Ganira
Birth Date:	25 March 2000
Country:	Burundi
Sport:	Swimming

Belly-Cresus Ganira (born 25 March 2000) is a Burundian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100m freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[1] His time of 54.33 seconds did not qualify for the semifinals.^[2]

Early years

Ganira grew up in the Kinanira II neighborhood of Bujumbura.^[3] He began swimming at the age of four and joined a competitive club at age 10.^{[3] [4]}

Career

In 2019, Ganira was awarded a grant to train at the FINA Development Centre in Dakar, Senegal for one year.^[5]

Ganira broke six national records at the 2020 African Zone 2 Championships in Ghana, improving on five of his own records and breaking Billy-Scott Irakose's mark in the 50 metre freestyle event.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swimming - GANIRA Belly-Cresus. dead. 2021-08-03. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2021-08-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803005945/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1317684-ganira-belly-cresus.htm.
2. Web site: Swimming - Heat 2 Results. dead. 2021-08-03. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2021-08-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803005200/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/results-men-s-100m-freestyle-heat-000200-.htm.
3. News: Interview avec le champion national dans la natation, Belly-Cresus GANIRA.. Zen Planet Magazine. Clairia. Nsengiyumva. 16 August 2021. 14 December 2022. fr.
4. News: Let's get to know some of the FINA Scholarship awardees competing at the 19th FINA World Championships. FINA. Torin. Koos. 16 June 2022. 14 December 2022.
5. News: Natation: Belly Cresus Ganira, champion national reçoit une bourse d'entrainement au Sénégal. akeza.net. Fleurette. Habonimana. 31 October 2019. 14 December 2022. fr.
6. News: Depuis le Sénégal, le jeune nageur Belly Cresus Ganira réalise 6 records nationaux. akeza.net. Fleurette. Habonimana. 11 March 2020. 14 December 2022. fr.