Anže Tavčar (born 2 December 1994) is a Slovenian competitive

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

, who specializes in sprint freestyle events. At the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

he competed in the men's 100 meter freestyle and men's 200 meter freestyle. 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. Tavčar enrolled at the

University of Louisville The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public research university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of ...

School of Dentistry in 2018 and is scheduled to receive his degree in May 2022.

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* 1994 births Living people Indiana Hoosiers men's swimmers Expatriate swimmers in the United States Slovenian male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Slovenia Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) University of Louisville School of Dentistry alumni {{Slovenia-swimming-bio-stub