| Tendo Mukalazi | |
| Nicknames: | "The Baltimore Bullet" |
| Birth Date: | 2002 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kampala, Uganda |
| Weight: | 75 kg |
| Strokes: | Butterfly, individual medley, freestyle, backstroke |
| Club: | Dolphins Aquatic Club |
| Coach: | Muzafaru Muwanguzi |
| Show-Medals: | no |
Tendo Mukalazi (born 15 June 2002) is a Ugandan swimmer. In the 2022 Commonwealth Games, he represented Uganda in swimming where he participated in four different events; men’s 50m freestyle, men’s 100m freestyle, Mixed 4x 100m freestyle relay, Mixed 4x 100m Medley Relay and in the men’s 50m Breaststroke.[1]
Tendo was born and raised in Kampala the capital city of Uganda. He attends British School Kampala. Tendo is the eldest child. His mother, Hadija Namanda, is the former president of the Uganda Volleyball Federation.[2] Tendo began swimming at the age of seven.[3]
He was the second runner-up at CANA Zone III Championships in Dar-es-Salam in 2017 in Tanzania where he won four gold medals and four silver medals.[4]
Mukalazi is coached by Muzafaru Muwanguzi.[5]
| Event | Time | Venue | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m Backstroke | 28.24 (r) | Kazan | 27–29 January 2022 | |
| 50 m Butterfly | 00:26.55 | Kazan | 27–29 January 2022 | |
| 50 m Butterfly | 00:25.58 | Petersburg, Russia | 27–28 December 2021 | |
| 100 m freestyle | 53.01 | Golden Orlando | 12–13 June 2021 |