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Belly-Cresus Ganira (born 25 March 2000) is a Burundian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100m freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. His time of 54.33 seconds did not qualify for the semifinals.

Early years

Ganira grew up in the Kinanira II neighborhood of Bujumbura. 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.

References

1. "Swimming - GANIRA Belly-Cresus". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
2. "Swimming - Heat 2 Results". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
3. ^ Nsengiyumva, Clairia (16 August 2021). "Interview avec le champion national dans la natation, Belly-Cresus GANIRA". Zen Planet Magazine (in French). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
4. Koos, Torin (16 June 2022). "Let's get to know some of the FINA Scholarship awardees competing at the 19th FINA World Championships". FINA. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
5. Habonimana, Fleurette (31 October 2019). "Natation: Belly Cresus Ganira, champion national reçoit une bourse d'entrainement au Sénégal". akeza.net (in French). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
6. Habonimana, Fleurette (11 March 2020). "Depuis le Sénégal, le jeune nageur Belly Cresus Ganira réalise 6 records nationaux". akeza.net (in French). Retrieved 14 December 2022.

External links

• Belly-Cresus Ganira at World Aquatics
• Belly-Cresus Ganira at SwimRankings.net
• Belly-Cresus Ganira at Olympics.com
• Belly-Cresus Ganira at Olympedia

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