Belly-Cresus Ganira (born 25 March 2000) is a

Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...

an swimmer. He competed in the men's 100m freestyle event at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

. His time of 54.33 seconds did not qualify for the semifinals.

Early years

Ganira grew up in the Kinanira II neighborhood of

Bujumbura Bujumbura (; ), formerly Usumbura, is the economic capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. Bujumbura was formerly the country's normal capital. In late ...

. He began swimming at the age of four and joined a competitive club at age 10.

Career

In 2019, Ganira was awarded a grant to train at the FINA Development Centre in Dakar, Senegal for one year. Ganira broke six national records at the 2020 African Zone 2 Championships in Ghana, improving on five of his own records and breaking Billy-Scott Irakose's mark in the 50 metre freestyle event.

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* Living people 2000 births Burundian male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Burundi Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics African Games competitors for Burundi Swimmers at the 2019 African Games 21st-century Burundian people Sportspeople from Bujumbura {{Burundi-swimming-bio-stub