Namutebi sets new 50m freestyle national record at Olympics
Swimming in Heat 6 of 11 over the long course pool, the 16-year old Dolphins Swim Club swimmer shattered her previous record of 26.98, by 35 microseconds, as she finished 7th out eight in the heat.
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Kirabo Namutebi in action. Photo by Michael Nsubuga
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50m breaststroke Heat 6
1-Anicka Delgado (Ecuador) 25.36
2-Elina Phillip (Virgin Islands) 25.74
3-Nikol Merijaz (Albania) 26.21
7-Kirabo Namutebi (UG) 26.63
Ugandan female swimmer Kirabo Namutebi clocked 26.63 in the 50m freestyle race