Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas (born 1 June 2000) is a Norwegian swimmer.[1] He competed in the men's 50 metre butterfly at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.[2] He comes from Bærum, and has a Norwegian father and Japanese mother; also residing in Japan from 2007 to 2010.[3] In 2022, he retired from swimming competitions at only 22 years old,[4] holding 18 Norwegian national records.
 Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Norwegian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 June 2000 Oslo, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bærumsvømmerne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References edit
- ^ "Norwegian Teen Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas Sets 3 NRs at North Sea Meet". SwimSwam. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Men's 50m Butterfly start list" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Det er en del som tror at han bare kan leke seg til å bli god. Det er ganske langt fra sannheten". TV2. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "WORLDS SILVER MEDALIST TOMOE HVAS RETIRES AT ONLY 22 YEARS OLD". SwimSwam. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
External links edit
- Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas at the International Swimming League
- Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas at Swimrankings.net
- Tomoe Hvas at World Aquatics
- Tomoe Hvas at Olympics.com
- Tomoe Hvas at Olympedia
- Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas at Team Norway (in Norwegian)
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