Sidni Hoxha (born 6 January 1992, in Shkoder) is an

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who participated for the first time in the

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in the 50 m

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at the age of 16 years. Hoxha swam for

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. He swam for the Albanian swim club Tirana Defina Sport (TDS), which was initially coached by Dashamir Bregu and later by his father Shpetim Hoxha and Agron Cukja.

Championship participation

2008 Olympics

In Beijing, Hoxha won the second place in 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.

2009 European Championships

At the European Swimming Championships Short Course in

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2009, he swam a 22.49 in his 50 m freestyle and mid 50.07 seconds in his 100 m freestyle.

2009 World Aquatics Championships

Hoxha participated in the 2009 world swimming championships in Rome and swam more than four events in the international swim meet.

2010 Youth Olympics

Hoxha, unfortunately, was unable to compete at the last moment due to injury.

2011 World Aquatics Championships

In the 2011

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, Hoxha once again broke his own national records with swimming a 23.18 for 50 m freestyle and a 51.15 for 100 m freestyle.

2012 Olympics

Hoxha once again represented Albania in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He broke the national record once again in the 100 m freestyle with a time of 51.11.

2013 NCAA Championships

Hoxha swam in the 2013

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Swimming Championships in

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, where he swam the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle. He swam 19.63 and placed top 18th on the 50 yd freestyle. He placed top 29th in the 100 yd freestyle with a time of 43.48.

2014 NCAA Championships

Hoxha swam in the 2014

Swimming Championships in

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, where he swam the 50 yd freestyle, 100 yd freestyle, and 200 yd freestyle. Hoxha came top 19th in both 50 yd and 100 yd freestyle, missing the semi-finals by 2/100 of a second. Hoxha broke his school record for the 200 yd freestyle with no practice whatsoever for the event.

2014 European Aquatics Championships

Hoxha partook once again in the European Championships in Berlin and once again broke the Albanian national record as well as his personal records in the 50 m freestyle and 100 m freestyle. Hoxha qualified both of his final times for the 2015 World Championships in Russia and is expected to participate in the World Aquatics Championships.

Additional information

* Hoxha received a Sportsmanship award from

Albanian Roots Albanian Roots (Albanian language, Albanian: ''Rrënjët Shqiptare'') is a non-religious, Non-Profit Organization of young Albanians, Albanian Professionals whose primary function is to strengthen the Albanian community by integrating the Albani ...

at the Albanian Roots Parade in the Summer of 2013. * Hoxha is the most successful swimmer in Albanian history and is motivated to participate in two additional Olympic games, making his total involvement to four Olympic games by the age of 28 years. Sidni holds over half of the Albanian swimming records. * Hoxha is the most successful swimmer in

history. * Hoxha was the fastest swimmer for the 50 m freestyle, and second-fastest for the 100 m freestyle in the Balkans for the age group 1992–1993, making him a Balkan swimming champion. * Hoxha has "0.02" tattooed on his forearm as a reminder to work harder. The number represents the number of seconds which he has missed in almost four semi-finals in international tournaments. Coming into 19th place rather than 18th. * Hoxha is currently working with Beso Buranaj Hoxha and Jon Pepaj in establishing the swimming organization Illyrian Swimming Association, a worldwide swimming society for Albanians. * Hoxha currently competes for Tide Swimming out of Virginia Beach, VA. He Won the 50 and 100 Free at the 2016 Virginia Senior ChampionshipsMeet Mobile. Accessed 03/06/16.

References

External links

sports-reference.com

london2012.com
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