Khalid Rushaka
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Khalid Yahya Rushaka |
| Nationality |
 Tanzania |
| Born | 26 April 1980 |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Event(s) | Freestyle, |
| Coached by | FINA Certified Coach |
| Now coaching | Tanzania National Team |
Khalid Yahya Rushaka (born April 26, 1980) was the first Tanzanian to participate in Olympics as a swimmer. He specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Rushaka represented Tanzania at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 50 m freestyle. He finished third in the third heat by forty-five hundredths of a second (0.45) ahead of 13-year-old Seychellois swimmer Dwayne Didon, with a time of 24.50 seconds. Rushaka, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as he placed fourth out of ninety-seven swimmers in the overall rankings.[2]
References
- ↑ "Khalid Rushaka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ↑ "Men's 50m Freestyle – Heat 3". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
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