Sidni Hoxha
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Sidni Hoxha is an Albanian
swimmer who participated for the first time in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 50 m freestyle. He swam in the placed second in his heat 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.
Hoxha currently swims for Old Dominion University
in Virginia
. He swam in Albania for the swim club TDS, Tirana Defina Sport. 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.
As of 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.
He was the fastest swimmer for the 50m Freestyle for junior division, and 2nd fastest for the 100m Freestyle in the Balkans, fro 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.
Albanians
Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
swimmer who participated for the first time in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 50 m freestyle. He swam in the placed second in his heat 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.
Hoxha currently swims for Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University is a state university located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...
in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. He swam in Albania for the swim club TDS, Tirana Defina Sport. 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.
As of European Swimming Championships Short Course in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
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
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, Hoxha once again broke his own national records with swimming a 23.18 for 50m Freestyle and a 51.15 for 100m Freestyle.
He was the fastest swimmer for the 50m Freestyle for junior division, and 2nd fastest for the 100m Freestyle in the Balkans, fro 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
Illyrian Swimming Association
Illyrian Swimming Association is a swimming lobbyist organization that aims to help Albanian Swimmers worldwide. ISA is not a separate federation, but instead a support group to unite all Albanian swimmers. The ISA was first thought up and deliberated by Shpetim Hoxha and Besmir Buranaj Hoxha in...
.
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.