Youngster clinches gold

•13-year-old will represent Rwanda at Singapore Games Gold Medal WinnersBreaststroke: 13 -17 years (50m)Male T. Hategekimana (Zenith) 29:98 Female A. Agahozo (Cool Water) 34:06Breaststroke: 18 – 27 years (50m)Male Patrick Rukundo (Zenith 32:80Female Pamela Girimbabazi (Dolphins) 33:83Breaststroke: over 27 years (50m)Male Norbert Mbabazi (NUR) 35:01Freestyle: 13-17 years (50m)Male T. Hategekimana (Zenith) 26:02Female A. Agahozo (Cool Water) 31:05Freestyle: 18-27 years (50m)MaleThierry Muhire (Gisenyi) 25:08Female P. Girimbabazi (Dolphins) 31:32Freestyle: 18-27 years (100m)Jackson Niyomugabo (Zenith club) 51:66Freestyle: over 27 years (50m)N. Mbabazi (NUR) 28:08 Agahozo Alphonsine, 13, will represent Rwanda at the 2010 Youth International Swimming competitions in Singapore.

Monday, August 31, 2009
Singapore bound: Alphonsine Agahozo (L) getting ready for the 50m breast stroke final. (Photo/ P. Ntambara)

•13-year-old will represent Rwanda at Singapore Games

Gold Medal Winners
Breaststroke: 13 -17 years (50m)
Male
T. Hategekimana (Zenith) 29:98
Female
A. Agahozo (Cool Water) 34:06
Breaststroke: 18 – 27 years (50m)
Male
Patrick Rukundo (Zenith 32:80
Female
Pamela Girimbabazi (Dolphins) 33:83
Breaststroke: over 27 years (50m)
Male
Norbert Mbabazi (NUR) 35:01
Freestyle: 13-17 years (50m)
Male
T. Hategekimana (Zenith) 26:02
Female
A. Agahozo (Cool Water) 31:05
Freestyle: 18-27 years (50m)
Male
Thierry Muhire (Gisenyi) 25:08
Female
P. Girimbabazi (Dolphins) 31:32
Freestyle: 18-27 years (100m)
Jackson Niyomugabo (Zenith club) 51:66
Freestyle: over 27 years (50m)
N. Mbabazi (NUR) 28:08

Agahozo Alphonsine, 13, will represent Rwanda at the 2010 Youth International Swimming competitions in Singapore.

The teenage swimmer from the Cool water swimming club in Kigali won gold on Saturday at the KCB Rwanda sponsored competition in Huye district.

The competition attracted participants from five swimming clubs in the Country.

Rwanda’s representatives at last year’s games in Beijing, Pamela Girimbabazi and Jackson Niyomugabo all won gold in their respective categories during the one day event.

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