Tendo Mukalazi

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Tendo Mukalazi
Personal information
Nickname"The Baltimore Bullet"
National team Uganda
Born (2002-06-15) 15 June 2002 (age 21)
Kampala, Uganda
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Websitewww.tendomukalazi.com
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, individual medley, freestyle, backstroke
ClubDolphins Aquatic Club
CoachMuzafaru 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]

  1. ^ "Tendo Mukalazi". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Muwanguzi upbeat as Kirabo and Mukalazi head for FINA training". New Vision. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  3. ^ Uganda, Watchdog (20 April 2017). "Meet the family of true sportsmen; Kirabo and Mukalazi". Watchdog Uganda. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Muwanguzi upbeat as Kirabo and Mukalazi head for FINA training". New Vision. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Swimmer Mukalazi starts Uganda off in Budapest". Monitor. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

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