Samson Ndayishimiye
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 April 1980 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Samson Ndayishimiye (born 12 April 1980) is a retired Rwandan swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Ndayishimiye competed for Rwanda in the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2] He received a ticket from FINA, under a Universality program, without meeting an entry time.[3] He challenged six other swimmers in heat one, including 16-year-olds Wael Ghassan of Qatar and Hassan Mubah of the Maldives. With one swimmer casting out of the race for a no false-start rule, Ndayishimiye rounded out the field to last place in a time of 38.76, the slowest of all time in the heats. Ndayishimiye failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed seventy-fourth overall out of 80 swimmers in the prelims.[4][5]
In 2022 Ndayishimiye became manager of Rwanda’s first female motorsport driver Queen Kalimpinya and in 2023 competed himself in two races. In November 2023 Ndayishimiye was elected president of the Rwanda Cycling Federation.[6]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Samson Ndayishimiye". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Mourning trusts team to hold down fort while he's home". The Standard-Times. 16 September 2000. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 103. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle)". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Peter Kamasa (5 November 2023). "Ndayishimiye succeeds Murenzi as new Ferwacy president". The New Times. Retrieved 1 March 2026.