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Nationality | Ugandan |
Born | 1 January 1997 |
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Sport | Swimming |
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 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]
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]