Uganda, May 2 -- Gloria Muzito is making herself the defining athlete of a top era for Ugandan swimming.

After winning bronze at the Africa Games, the 21 year old swimmer got Uganda off to a golden start at the Africa Senior Championships in Luanda, Angola by winning the women's 100m freestyle on Tuesday.

Muzito topped her heat with 57.37 seconds to qualify for the final, where she clocked 56.78 to win Uganda her first ever gold at the Africa Seniors.

"I felt strong, I am happy to win gold at my first Africa Seniors," the swimmer said.

"I wanted to better my (preliminaries) time in the finals and I did that. Not quite my PB (personal best) but it is okay," she added.

Her personal best is the 56.01 she managed when she won bronze at t...