Renzo Tjon-A-Joe

Renzo Tjon-A-Joe

Renzo Tjon A Joe At Swim Cup Eindhoven
Personal information
Full name Renzo Jair Tjon-A-Joe
Nickname(s) Roos
National team Suriname
Born (1995-07-08) July 8, 1995
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly, Freestyle
Club Auburn University Alabama, USA

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.

Bio

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.[1]

Personal bests

Achievements

Current National Records

Long Course (50-meter pool)
Event Time Meet Location Date
100 m Freestyle 49.29 Swim Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands April 7, 2016
50 m Freestyle 22.23 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 11, 2016
50 m Butterfly 24.40 CAC Games Veracruz, Mexico November 17, 2014
4 x 50 m

Freestyle relay[a]

1.35.30 CARIFTA Championships Bridgetown, Barbados April 7, 2015

a with Juan Limburg, Irvin Hoost, and Zuhayr Pigot

Short Course (25-meter pool)
Event Time Venue Date
50m freestyle 21.90 Qatar December, 2012
100m freestyle 49.90 Suriname June, 2014
50m butterfly 24.48 Qatar December, 2014

International Competitions

2014 Arena Grand Prix Series USA

2015 Arena Grand Prix Series USA

Speedo Championship Series, USA

Personal life

He is currently pursuing a degree in finance 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

  1. "Renzo Tjon A Joe". collegeswimming.com. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
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