Tity Dumbuya

One of Sierra Leone’s finest athletes in this year’s Commonwealth Games representing the Sierra Leone Swimming, Diving and Waterpolo Association (SLSDWA), Tity Dumbuya, will make her first bow in the Commonwealth Games against other seven competitors in the Women’s 50m Freestyle heat2 at the Sandwell Aquatics Center in Smithwick at 10:30 Am (United Kingdom Time) on Saturday morning.

The 18-year-old who has rapidly grown to become one of Africa’s elite junior swimmers will compete with Gibraltar’s Asia Kent, Hamna Ahmed from the Maldives, Sierrah Broadbelt from the Cayman Islands, Arleigha Hall from Turks and Caicos Is, from St. Vincent and Grenadines Abigail Deshong, Charissa Panuve from Tonga, and Jamie Joachim from St. Vincent and Grenadines. The eight female swimmers will be competing in the second heat for a spot in the semi-finals comprising nine athletes. Dumbuya has been training at the FINA Aquatic  Excellence Centre in Senegal courtesy of a scholarship from Swimming’s world governing body.

The youngster who was part of team Sierra Leone in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, is hoping to improve on her previous personal record to have a chance of making it to the semifinals of her category after her two colleagues Joshua Wise and Isha Kanu both finished 5th on Friday, 29th July 2022 with 29.71 in the Men’s 50m Butterfly and 48.66 in the Women’s 50m Breaststroke respectively. 

With her recent exposure to modern facilities and professional training with qualified training experts at the FINA Aquatics Excellence Centre in Senegal, the teenager is expected to reach top heights in this year’s Games, hence Sierra Leoenas are looking forward to seeing her best performance.