Tobias Oriwol (born May 13, 1985) is a Canadian

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swimmer who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics in 2008 and 2012. Tobias swam in the semifinals of the men's 200-metre backstroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and afterward retired to focus on his urban planning degree from

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. He returned to competition in 2010 and qualified to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and again advanced to the semifinals of his signature 200-metre event. He also swam in the preliminary heats of the 4x200-metre freestyle relay as a member of the Canadian team in that event.Toronto swimmers book tickets to London Olympics
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Oriwol, Tobias 1985 births Living people Canadian male backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers of Canada People from Westmount, Quebec Sportspeople from Quebec Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in swimming Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Harvard Graduate School of Design alumni