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The Makerere swimming, basketball, and Scrabble teams all delivered championship moments for Makerere University this season, a reminder that the university’s sporting depth runs well beyond the football pitch. Swimming: Mak Sharks crowned inaugural inter-university champions The Mak Sharks, Makerere University‘s Swim club, won the first-ever Uganda Aquatics (UA) Inter-University Swimming Championships, held at the […]
University Hall and Complex Hall emerged as overall winners in a thrilling day of competitive swimming at Makerere University, as 52 athletes from eight halls battled it out at the University Swimming Pool on 17th April 2026. The Swimming Pool at Makerere University was alive with excitement, and the unmistakable sound of water being carved […]
From a 1950s swimming pool to international championships, how Makerere University‘s swim club became a dominant force in Ugandan aquatics. In the heart of Kampala’s oldest and most prestigious university, a pool that has stood since the late 1950s continues to churn out champions. The Mak Sharks, the competitive swim club that doubles as the […]
Makerere University School of Public Health, through its Centre for the Prevention of Trauma, Injury and Disability, contributed to the Global Status Report on Drowning Prevention 2024, the first comprehensive global assessment of drowning burden, risk factors, and country-level responses. Published by the World Health Organisation, the report estimates that approximately 300,000 people died from […]