Joshua Tibatemwa

Joshua Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza is a Ugandan Olympic swimmer. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he ranked 64th with a time of 25.98 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals. He was Uganda's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.

Education

He attended and graduated from the Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa in 2015. He later attended Grinnell College in Lowa, USA, where he studied computer science and economics.

Career

He set two national records at the World Championships in Kazan, Russia in 2015, for 50m freestyle and 50m breaststroke. Also, at the Rio 2016 Olympics, he competed in the men's 50m freestyle event finishing 64th out of the 85 swimmers in the heats with a time of 25.98 seconds. Though he did not make it for the semi-finals.