Tobias Oriwol
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tobias Oriwol |
| National team |  Canada |
| Born | May 13, 1985 Westmount, Quebec |
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke |
| Club | Toronto Swim Club |
Tobias Oriwol (born May 13, 1985)[1] is a Canadian backstroke swimmer who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics in 2008 and 2012.
Tobias swam in the semifinals of the men's 200-metre backstroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and afterward retired to focus on his urban planning degree from Harvard University.[2] He returned to competition in 2010 and qualified to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and again advanced to the semifinals of his signature 200-metre event. He also swam in the preliminary heats of the 4x200-metre freestyle relay as a member of the Canadian team in that event.[3]
References
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Canadian male backstroke swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Canada
- People from Westmount, Quebec
- Sportspeople from Quebec
- Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games medalists in swimming
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Harvard Graduate School of Design alumni
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen