César Rwagasana is a Rwandan competitive swimmer.
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Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Classifications | S10 |
He was the first person to represent Rwanda at the Paralympics when he was the country's sole representative at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney. He had trained in Lake Tanganyika.[1] He competed in the 50m freestyle (S10 category), and swam the length of the pool in 42.39s, finishing last, 13.7s behind the second slowest swimmer.[2] It was his only participation in the Paralympic Games.[3]
Although Kyodo News International incorrectly reported that he had lost his left leg during the Rwandan genocide,[4] he was actually missing his right leg, and Rwagasana told The Daily Telegraph that he had been born without it.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Australian cheetah hunts down rivals", The Telegraph, October 24, 2000
- ^ "Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games: Swimming: Men's 50 m Freestyle S10", International Paralympic Committee
- ^ "Rwanda at the Paralympics", International Paralympic Committee
- ^ "Japanese prosthesis maker finds calling in Rwanda", Kyodo News International, August 6, 2001
- ^ "Australian cheetah hunts down rivals", The Telegraph, October 24, 2000