Tomáš Klobučník (born 21 June 1990 in Topoľčany) is a Slovak swimmer, who specializes in breaststroke events.[1][2] He is a multiple-time Slovak swimming champion and record holder in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke, and also, a two-time Swimmer of the Year (2009 and 2011) by the Slovak Swimming Federation.[3] Klobucnik is also a resident athlete for J&T Sport Team Bratislava, and is coached and trained by Gabriel Baran.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Kolozh[1] |
| Nationality |  Slovakia |
| Born | 21 June 1990 Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | J&T Sport Team Bratislava[1] |
| Coach | Gabriel Baran[1] |
Klobucnik qualified for the men's 200 m breaststroke at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by breaking a long-course Slovak record, eclipsing the FINA B-cut time of 2:13.10 at the European Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.[4][5][6] He challenged seven other swimmers in the second heat, including four-time OIympian Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson of Iceland. He raced to third place by less than 0.11 of a second behind Poland's Slawomir Kuczko in 2:13.40. Klobucnik failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-third overall in the preliminaries.[7]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he took part in the 100 m breaststroke but was unable to progress from the first round.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Tomáš Klobučník". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 2013-05-18. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tomáš Klobučník". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Šport.sk – Tomáš Klobučník" (in Slovak). Šport.sk. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "2012 LEN European Aquatics Championships (Debrecen, Hungary) – Men's 200m Breaststroke Semifinals" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "Qualifying Athletes – Men's 200 m breaststroke" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "Do Londýna okrem Smolenovej aj Klobučník, Syllabová a Filová" [Smolenova, Klobučník, Syllabová and Filová are off to London] (in Slovak). Noviny.sk. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Men's 200m Breaststroke Heat 4". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
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