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]

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

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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