AGAHOZO Alphonsine

Olympic Games

Year	Location	50Free
2012	London, GBR	H (30.72)

World Championships

Year	Location	50Free	100Breast
2015	Kazan, RUS	-	H (1:27.80)
2013	Barcelona, ESP	H (30.66)	-
2011	Shanghai, CHN	H (31.41)	-

Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final

She began swimming at age three. (reuters.com, 15 Jul 2012)

Her father, a swimming instructor and former tennis player, taught her to swim from a young age. "Swimming was not something I liked but my father endeavoured to teach all his children to be involved in a sport. I didn't want to swim but he kept insisting." (reuters.com, 15 Jul 2012; newtimes.co.rw, 08 Jan 2017)

US swimmers Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky. (newtimes.co.rw, 08 Jan 2017)

"Sport is interesting and can take you places. It doesn't have to be money all the time but when one gets involved in a sports activity, it eventually turns out to be a passion and can take you to many places." (newtimes.co.rw, 08 Jan 2017)

She and cyclist Moise Mugisha were named Rwanda's flag bearers for the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (The New Times Twitter profile, 06 Jul 2021)

She was Rwanda's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. (rwandandiaspora.gov.rw, 01 Nov 2010)