Jamila Lunkuse

Jamila Lunkuse (born 1 January 1997^[1]) is a Ugandan swimmer. She competed in the women's 50m freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing with a time of 28.44 seconds in 52nd place in the heats.^[2] She also represented Uganda at the Rio 2016 Olympics.^[3]

Jamila Lunkuse

In lane 4 (right on photo) in Kazan 2015
Personal information
Nationality	Ugandan
Born	(1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 28)
Sport
Sport	Swimming

Education and Background

Jamila Lunkuse is one of 4 children born to Yusuf and Janat Nansubuga Nsibambi.^[4] She joined Plymouth College in 2013^[5] on a sports scholarship before attending the University of Brighton to study Business and Marketing.^[6][7]

Notable Achievements

In 2013, Jamila Lunkuse won eight medals at the CANA Zone 3 and 4 Swimming Championships that were held in Lusaka, Zambia.^[8] Jamila won 7 golds in the 50m breaststroke (competition record), 100m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke, 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, 50m butterfly and 200m. Her silver medal was in the 50m freestyle.^[9]

Awards

• 2013 - Rwenzori Uganda Sports Press Association Sportsman of the Month (April) ^[10]