John Kamyuka Explained

John Kamyuka
Fullname:John Kamyuka
Strokes:Freestyle
Birth Date:11 January 1989
Birth Place:Gaborone, Botswana
Height:1.750NaN0
Weight:520NaN0
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John Kamyuka (born January 11, 1989) is a Botswana swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] He became one of the first ever Botswana swimmers, alongside Samantha Paxinos to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing among the top 75 in the men's 50 m freestyle.[2]

Kamyuka received a Universality invitation from FINA to compete as a lone male swimmer for the Botswana team in the 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2] Swimming in heat five, Kamyuka raced his way to sixth place in a splash-and-dash finish with a lifetime best of 25.54 seconds. Kamyuka failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed seventy-second overall out of ninety-seven swimmers in the prelims.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. John Kamyuka. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418094723/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/john-kamyuka-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 3 December 2012.
  2. News: Botswana's first ever strong Olympic medal hopefuls. Sunday Standard. 8 October 2008. 20 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Swimming: Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 5 . . . 24 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821063145/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWM010900/index.html . 21 August 2012 .