Tendo Mukalazi
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | "The Baltimore Bullet" |
| National team |  Uganda |
| Born | 15 June 2002 Kampala, Uganda |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Website | www |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Butterfly, individual medley, freestyle, backstroke |
| Club | Dolphins Aquatic Club |
| Coach | Muzafaru Muwanguzi |
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]
Early life
[edit]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]
Swimming career
[edit]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]
Training
[edit]Mukalazi is coached by Muzafaru Muwanguzi.[5]
Records
[edit]Personal bests
[edit]| 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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Tendo Mukalazi". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Muwanguzi upbeat as Kirabo and Mukalazi head for FINA training". New Vision. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ Uganda, Watchdog (20 April 2017). "Meet the family of true sportsmen; Kirabo and Mukalazi". Watchdog Uganda. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Muwanguzi upbeat as Kirabo and Mukalazi head for FINA training". New Vision. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Swimmer Mukalazi starts Uganda off in Budapest". Monitor. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Tendo Mukalazi at World Aquatics
- Tendo Mukalazi at Swimrankings.net
- Tendo Mukalazi at CANA
- Tendo Mukalazi at Olympics.com
- Tendo Mukalazi at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Official website
- Tendo Mukalazi on Instagram
- Muwanguzi upbeat as Kirabo and Mukalazi head for FINA training at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 January 2023)
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