Tomoe Hvas
Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas, 2018
Personal information
Full nameTomoe Zenimoto Hvas
NationalityNorwegian
Born (2000-06-01) 1 June 2000
Oslo, Norway
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubBærumsvømmerne
Medal record
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place2017 Copenhagen200 m medley
Silver medal – second place2019 Glasgow200 m medley
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Buenos Aires200 m medley
Silver medal – second place2018 Buenos Aires50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place2018 Buenos Aires50 m backstroke
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Helsinki50 m butterfly

Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas (born 1 June 2000) is a Norwegian swimmer.[1] He competed in the men's 50 metre butterfly at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.[2] He comes from Bærum, and has a Norwegian father and Japanese mother; also residing in Japan from 2007 to 2010.[3] In 2022, he retired from swimming competitions at only 22 years old,[4] holding 18 Norwegian national records.

References

  1. ↑ "Norwegian Teen Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas Sets 3 NRs at North Sea Meet". SwimSwam. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Men's 50m Butterfly start list" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Det er en del som tror at han bare kan leke seg til å bli god. Det er ganske langt fra sannheten". TV2. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "WORLDS SILVER MEDALIST TOMOE HVAS RETIRES AT ONLY 22 YEARS OLD". SwimSwam. Retrieved 19 September 2022.


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