Masikana, the swimmer

18 Dec

Masikana, the swimmer

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His name is Tonderai Masikana, a swimmer for the Lusaka Sharks swimming club which trains from the Olympic Youth Development Centre.

The young swimmer has continued to live his dream through sport.

At the age of six, Masikana had started swimming and recording his personal best time during swimming competition.

He started swimming in 2013 after being oriented in the Zamtel “Learn to Swim” programme at the OYDC.

His love for swimming comes at a right time when Zambia wants to produce athletes to represent the country at the Olympic Games.

In 2015 Masikana, showcased his stunning performance during the Zambia Swimming Union (ZASU) National Age group’ championship.

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Noah Silomba is a Zambian born Lusaka based professional journalist with many years of experience in media, sport & corporate communication, digital & social media marketing and web management. Ranked 5th in Africa for the 2021 AIPS Sport Media Awards in Photography Sport Action and is a two times media awards nominee (photography sport action & best writing colour piece) categories for the year 2020 and 2021 under the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) Lausanne, Switzerland. He is also part of Cohort A for 2022 Africa Media Agency (AMA) Academy training in digital media and marketing. Email: nsilnoah@gmail.com or noahsilomba@oydc.org.zm

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