Sidni Hoxha
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | " Sid the Kid" |
| Nationality |  Albania |
| Born | December 6, 1991 Shkoder, Albania |
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle, Butterfly, IM |
| Club | Tirana Delfina Sport |
Sidni Hoxha (born January 6, 1992) born in Shkoder, Albania is an Albanian swimmer who participated for the first time in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 50 m freestyle. Hoxha currently swims for Old Dominion University in Virginia. He swam in Albania for the swim club Tirana Defina Sport (TDS). It was initially coached by Dashamir Bregu and later on by his father Shpetim Hoxha and Agron Cukja. They follow an American style type of training. He holds over 50% of the Albanian swimming records.
2008 Olympics- Beijing
In Beijing, Hoxha won the second place within his heat (preliminary race) with a time of 24.56 seconds, but did not reach the semifinal with this result, finishing with the 64th-fastest time in the event.[1]
2009 Istanbul European Swimming Championships SCM
As of the European Swimming Championships Short Course in Istanbul 2009, he swam a 22.49 on his 50m Freestyle and mid 50.07 seconds in his 100m freestyle. In the 2011 FINA World Swimming Championships in Shanghai, Hoxha once again broke his own national records with swimming a 23.18 for 50m Freestyle and a 51.15 for 100m Freestyle.
2009 Rome World Swimming Championships LCM
Hoxha participated in the 2009 world swimming championships and swam more than four events in the international swim meet.
2012 Olympics- London
Hoxha once again represented Albania for the second time in the 2012 Olympics. Sidni swam the 100m Freestyle event with a time of 51.11, receiving a 37th overall position in the event.
Additional Information
He was the fastest swimmer for the 50m Freestyle, and 2nd fastest for the 100m Freestyle in the Balkans for the age group 1992-1993 . He is currently working with Besmir Buranaj Hoxha and Jon Pepaj to bring Albanian Swimmers to train in the US. In October 2011, the swimmer helped create a swimming organization referred to as Illyrian Swimming Association.
His participation in international meets has sparked much debate in the international and local media due to the unorganized efforts from the president of the Albanian Swimming Federation, Feim Alliu, which have repeatedly caused problems for the young swimmer to compete.
References
- ^ "Sidni Hoxha Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference LLC. 1992-01-06. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
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