16 year old Kirabo Namutebi is an exceptional swimmer representing Uganda at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. She will be participating in the Women’s 50m Freestyle Heat on Friday at Tokyo Acquatics Centre.
Yesterday,Namutebi together with Shadiri Bwogi carried the Ugandan flag during the delegation parade at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
Namutebi is born to Hadijja Namanda a former Uganda Volleyball Federation president, also a retired national table tennis player who played between 1990 – 1998.
She is coached by Muzafaru Muwanguzi and Tony Kasujja.
She featured at the FINA World Junior Championship in Budapest Hungary 2019, breaking the Uganda National women’s 50m freestyle record.
She also participated in the Africa Junior swimming championship 2019 in Tunisa and won 2 Gold medals and silver. This was the first time for the Uganda National Anthem to be played at the continental events. In the Montgomery County Swim League 2019, she was ranked 2nd in 50 freestyle and among top 6 in 50 breast stroke and 50 Butterfly in the All stars event that climaxes the league.
She was crowned USPA swimmer of the year 2013, the youngest recipient of the award at 8 years. She scooped USPA Uganda Female swimmer of the year in 2019.