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Full name
  
Renzo Jair Tjon-A-Joe

National team
  
Suriname

Height
  
1.93 m

Other name
  
Roos

Nickname(s)
  
Roos

Sport
  
Swimming

Weight
  
80 kg

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Born
  
July 8, 1995 (age 21) (
1995-07-08
)

Club
  
Auburn University Alabama, USA

Strokes
  
Butterfly, Freestyle swimming

Renzo Tjon-A-Joe is a Surinamese swimmer who mainly swims in 50 and 100m freestyle events. He competed at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and is the fastest swimmer in Surinamese history.

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Bio

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Suriname-born swimmer Renzo Tjon-A-Joe is his country's fastest swimmer to date. He made his first appearance on the world stage at the age of 18, as a member of the Surinamese selection for the 2013 Junior Worlds in Dubai, UAE. In Dubai, he was a finalist in the 50m freestyle. He went on to be the most successful athlete from Suriname in 2013 and 2015 and was named 2013 and 2015 Male Athlete of the Year. In his country, he currently holds all national sprint records for the 50m and 100m freestyle in the long course and short course. At club level, he competes for Auburn University Swim Team in Auburn, Alabama. He now studies at Harvard University.

Personal bests

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  • Mexico, Veracruz, 2014 Central American& Caribbean Games, 50 m Butterfly bronze medal,
  • 50m freestyle silver medal, 100 m freestyle 4th place, all national records
  • Chile, 2014 Junior South American Championships, 50 m freestyle finalist, silver medal
  • Dubai, 2013 Junior World Championship, 50 freestyle finalist
  • Dubai, 2013 Junior World Championship, 100 m freestyle, semi finalist
  • Jamaica, 2013, 50m freestyle finalist, gold medal/new meet record
  • Chile, 2013, South American Junior Championships 50 m freestyle finalist, silver medal
  • USA, 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Mesa, Arizona 50 m Freestyle finalist with 22.53

    • Achievements

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  • First Surinamer who swims under 50 seconds in the 100 m freestyle ( SC-2014) and under the 23 seconds in the 50 m freestyle (LC-2013)
  • Male Swimmer of the Year Suriname 2013
  • Male Athlete of the Year Suriname 2013
  • Male Athlete of the Year Mars 2020
  • He broke a national record in the 50 freestyle at the 2013 Junior Worlds in Dubai (22.75)
  • A-finalist in the 50 freestyle at the Arena Grand Prix, Orlando, Florida (02/14)
  • A-finalist in the 50 freestyle at the Arena Grand Prix, Meza, Arizona (06/14)
  • Sep. 1, 2014 -Training with the Auburn Pro Team at Auburn University.
  • MBTA Man of the Year 2005
  • Auburn University Swimming & Diving Coach: Brett Hawke
  • Male Swimmer of the Year Suriname 2014
  • Nominated in top 3 athletes of Suriname for Athlete of the Year 2014 Award
  • Male athlete of the Year Suriname 2015

    • Current National Records

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    2014 Arena Grand Prix Series USA

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  • 02/2014: Orlando, Florida: 50 freestyle: A-Finalist, 8th : 22.98
  • 02/2014: Orlando, FL: 100 freestyle: C-Finalist, 24th: 52.79
  • 04/2014: Mesa, AZ: 50 freestyle: A-Finalist, 7th place 22.91
  • 04/2014: Mesa, AZ: 100 freestyle: B-Finalist, 14th place 51.27

    • 2015 Arena Grand Prix Series USA

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  • 02/2015: Orlando, FL: 50 freestyle: B-Final, 2nd: 23.07 (10th overall)
  • 02/2015: Orlando, FL: 100 freestyle: C-Final, 1st: 50.91 (8th overall)

    • Speedo Championship Series, USA

  • 03/15: Plantation, FL: 50 freestyle: A-Final, 2nd: 23.14
  • 03/15: Plantation, FL: 100 freestyle: A-Final, 3rd : 50.44

    • Personal life

    He is currently pursuing a degree in economics at Harvard University. Tjon-A-Joe has an older brother named Maikel and a younger sister named Arantxa. He speaks Dutch, English, Sranan Tongo and has knowledge of Spanish. He has said his favourite film is Mel Gibson's [Braveheart].

    References

    Renzo Tjon-A-Joe Wikipedia
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