Olivia Aya Nakitanda (born August 27, 1984) is a Ugandan swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events. She represented her nation Uganda at the 2008 Summer Olympics, placing herself among the top 70 swimmers in the 50 m freestyle.

Nakitanda was invited by FINA to compete as a 24-year-old swimmer for the Ugandan team in the women's 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She threw down a scorching time and a lifetime best of 29.38 seconds to lead the third heat, but placed further in sixty-sixth overall out of ninety-two entrants.

Olivia Aya Nakitanda

Education

Nakitanda studied at Kampala Parents School for her primary and then proceeded to Mount Saint Mary's Namagunga for her secondary education.

Olivia Aya Nakitanda

Nakitanda is a graduate of medicine at Makerere University in Kampala.

Olivia Aya Nakitanda

References

External links

NBC Olympics Profile

1984 births

Living people

Ugandan female swimmers

Commonwealth Games competitors for Uganda

Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Olympic swimmers for Uganda

Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Ugandan female freestyle swimmers

Sportspeople from Kampala

Makerere University alumni