Tomislav Karlo
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Tomislav Karlo is an Olympic backstroke
swimmer from Croatia
. He swam for Croatia at the 1996 Olympics
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In the early 1990s, he attended and swam for the USA's Brigham Young University
. During the second half of the 1990s he won several medals at the Short Course European Championships. In 1997 during the FINA World Cup
meet in Paris, France
he set a European Record in 50m backstroke with the time 24.52.
He swam for Croatia at the following international events:
As of 2011, he is the General Secretary for the Croatian Swimming Federation.
Backstroke
The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...
swimmer from Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. He swam for Croatia at the 1996 Olympics
Croatia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Croatia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-Medalists:|Patrik Ćavar-Athletics:Men's 1,500 metres* Branko Zorko* 14th placeMen's Discus Throw* Dragan Mustapić...
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In the early 1990s, he attended and swam for the USA's Brigham Young University
BYU Cougars
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. During the second half of the 1990s he won several medals at the Short Course European Championships. In 1997 during the FINA World Cup
FINA Swimming World Cup
The FINA Swimming World Cup is an international series of short course swimming meets organized by FINA, the International Federation for swimming...
meet in Paris, France
Paris
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he set a European Record in 50m backstroke with the time 24.52.
He swam for Croatia at the following international events:
- Olympics: 1996Swimming at the 1996 Summer OlympicsThe swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States, which was built for the Games...
- World Championships: 1998
- Short Course Worlds: 1997
- Short Course Europeans: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000
As of 2011, he is the General Secretary for the Croatian Swimming Federation.