Charlton Nyirenda (born 29 August 1988) is a competitive

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

from Malawi. He competed in the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in Beijing,

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, and was the flag-bearer for his nation during the opening ceremonies of those games.

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1988 births Living people Malawian male swimmers Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Malawi Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Malawi {{Malawi-swimming-bio-stub