Tasi Limtiaco

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Tasi Limtiaco
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Born (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 30)
Federated States of Micronesia
Sport
Sport Swimming

Tasi Limtiaco, OLY [1] (born 4 January 1994) is a Micronesian swimmer, [2] He competed in the men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3]

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Life

He is the national record holder in multiple events. He studied abroad in Japan and attended Yamanashi Gakuin University. While in university, he joined the swim team. [4] [5]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia
2019 World Aquatics Championships Flag of South Korea.svg Gwangju, South Korea 65th100 metre breaststroke 1:05.10
50th200 metre breaststroke 2:23.26
33rd4×100 metre mixed freestyle relay 4:07.97
32nd4×100 metre mixed medley relay 4:30.16
2020 Olympics Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan 45th200 metre individual medley 2:07.69

Best Results

EventTimeDateVenueNotes
50 metre freestyle25.287 April 2019Flag of Thailand.svg  THA
100 metre freestyle56.429 April 2019Flag of Thailand.svg  THA
50 metre backstroke29.6621 June 2019Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP NR
100 metre backstroke1:04.6023 October 2020Flag of Thailand.svg  THA
200 metre backstroke2:18.8819 June 2019Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP NR
50 metre butterfly26.6826 June 2018Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  PNG NR
200 metre individual medley2:06.8724 October 2020Flag of Thailand.svg  THA

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References

  1. OLY title - website of the International Olympic Committee
  2. Tasi LIMTIACO | Results | FINA Official
  3. "Swimming - LIMTIACO Tasi". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  4. "みやま市に五輪事前合宿 競泳4選手の練習公開 瀬高中生徒ら見学 /福岡" (in Japanese). 毎日新聞. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. "With Olympics postponed, Tasi Limtiaco focuses on swimming faster". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved 30 July 2021.