Jason Dunford

Jason Dunford

Dunford in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Jason Edward Dunford
Nickname	"Samaki Mkuu"
Nationality	Kenya  United States
Born	(1986-11-28) 28 November 1986 (age 38) Nairobi, Kenya
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, freestyle
Club	Stanford, PASA, ADN Swim Project
College team	Stanford University
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Kenya Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 50 m butterfly All-Africa Games 2007 Algiers 50 m butterfly 2007 Algiers 100 m butterfly 2007 Algiers 200 m butterfly 2011 Maputo 50 m butterfly 2011 Maputo 100 m butterfly 2007 Algiers 50 m freestyle 2007 Algiers 100 m backstroke 2011 Maputo 100 m freestyle 2011 Maputo 50 m backstroke 2011 Maputo 200 m butterfly 2007 Algiers 100 m freestyle 2007 Algiers 200 m freestyle 2007 Algiers 50 m backstroke 2011 Maputo 50 m freestyle 2011 Maputo 4×100 m freestyle 2011 Maputo 4×200 m freestyle 2011 Maputo 4×100 m medley Summer Universiade 2009 Belgrade 100 m butterfly 2009 Belgrade 50 m butterfly 2009 Belgrade 100 m freestyle African Championships 2006 Dakar 100 m butterfly 2006 Dakar 50 m backstroke 2008 Johannesburg 50 m backstroke 2008 Johannesburg 50 m butterfly 2008 Johannesburg 100 m butterfly 2010 Casablanca 50 m butterfly 2010 Casablanca 100 m butterfly 2012 Nairobi 50 m freestyle 2012 Nairobi 50 m butterfly 2012 Nairobi 100 m butterfly 2006 Dakar 100 m freestyle 2006 Dakar 200 m freestyle 2006 Dakar 50 m butterfly 2008 Johannesburg 100 m freestyle 2008 Johannesburg 200 m freestyle 2010 Casablanca 50 m freestyle 2010 Casablanca 100 m freestyle 2012 Nairobi 100 m freestyle 2012 Nairobi 50 m backstroke 2006 Dakar 50 m freestyle 2012 Nairobi 200 m freestyle

Jason Edward Dunford, OGW, OLY (born 28 November 1986), also known as Samaki Mkuu, is a Kenyan Olympic swimmer, media personality, rapper and entrepreneur. During his swimming career he was predominantly a butterfly and freestyle sprinter winning gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, Universiade, All-Africa Games and African Championships, and reaching finals at the Olympics, World Championships and Short Course World Championships. He also held African, Universiade and Olympic records. He has worked as a broadcast journalist for the BBC, is a co-founder and adviser to software company, Safi and currently serves as the CEO of Baila Entertainment whilst performing as Samaki Mkuu, one half of the rap duo Romantico & Samaki Mkuu.