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Anže Tavčar

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Anže Tavčar
Personal information
Born (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 (age 29)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight174 lb (79 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubPlavalni Klub Ljubljana
College teamIndiana Hoosiers

Anže Tavčar (born 2 December 1994) is a Slovenian competitive swimmer, who specializes in sprint freestyle events. At the 2016 Summer Olympics he competed in the men's 100 meter freestyle and men's 200 meter freestyle.[1] His career's most notable performance remains 100 meters freestyle at the 2016 LEN European Aquatics Championships where he, with the time of 0:48.88, became the first Slovenian swimmer as well as the first Indiana Hoosier to break the 49 second barrier.[2]

Tavčar enrolled at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry in 2018 and is scheduled to receive his degree in May 2022.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Anze Tavcar". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Indiana's Tavcar Qualifies for Rio Olympics with Team Slovenia". Indiana University. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  3. ^ Battista, Christie (8 August 2021). "Former Olympian studies dentistry at University of Louisville". Louisville, KY: WDRB. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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