Anze Tavcar

Weight:
174
Height:
6-1
Position:
Freestyle
Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Celje, Slovenia
High School:
Gimnazija Moste

SENIOR YEAR (2016-17)
Earned one All-America honor at the 2017 NCAA Championships … First-Team All-Big Ten … CSCAA Scholar All-America ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten … placed 38^th in the 100 freestyle at the NCAA Championships with a time of 44.0 ... finished 51st in the 50 freestyle at the NCAA Championship with a time of 20.45 ... finished 26^th in the 1-meter dive at the NCAA Championships with a score of 302.15 receiving All-America honors ... part of the 800 freestyle relay team that placed ninth at the NCAA Championships with a time of 6:13.45 receiving All-America Honorable Mention ... placed seventh in the 100 freestyle with a time 42.89 at the Big Ten Championships ... member of the 400 freestyle relay team that placed first at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 2:48.29 ... notched a ninth place finish in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:34.23 at the Big Ten Championships ... member of the 200 freestyle relay team that captured a second place finish at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:16.72..placed 10^th in the 50 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 19.66 ... member of the 800 freestyle relay team that topped the podium at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:31.83 … swam on the winning 400 freestyle relay team (2:56.11) against Louisville ... member of the winning 400 freestyle relay team (2:56.77) against Michigan ... member of the winning 800 freestyle relay (6:20.71), 200 freestyle relay (1:18.75) and 400 freestyle relay (2:52.93) at the 2016 AT&T Winter Nationals ... finished fourth in the 200 freestyle with a NCAA B cut time of 1:35.55 at the USA College Challenge … placed sixth in the 100 free with a NCAA B cut time of 43.82 at the USA College Challenge … won the 100 freestyle against Michigan State with a time of 44.52 ... also a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay (3:02.15) team ... swam on the winning 400 freestyle relay team (2:57.11) against Tennessee and Kentucky ... member of the winning 400 freestyle relay team (2:55.73) against Texas and Florida.

2016 RIO SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
Member of Team Slovenia … placed 36^th in the men’s 100 freestyle with a mark of 49.38 … finished 39^th in the men’s 200 freestyle with a time of 1:49.96 ... qualified for Team Slovenia after posting a FINA A cut of 48.88 in the 100 free at the European Championships.

JUNIOR YEAR (2015-16)
Earned three All-America honors at the 2016 NCAA Championships … First-Team All-Big Ten … CSCAA Scholar All-America ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten … placed ninth in the 100 freestyle at the NCAA Championships with a time of 42.34 to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors … member of the 400 freestyle relay that placed fourth at the NCAA Championships with a school and Big Ten record time of 2:49.10 to earn All-America honors … member of the 200 freestyle relay team that placed ninth at the NCAA’s with a time of 1:17.00 to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors … member of the 800 freestyle relay team that placed 10^th at the NCAA’s with a time of 6:17.73 to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors … 18^th in the 200 freestyle at the NCAA Championships with a time of 1:34.40 … tied for 36^th in the 50 freestyle at the NCAA’s with a time of 19.87 … won silver in the 100 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 42.58 … member of the Big Ten Champion 400 freestyle relay team that won with a then school-record and Purdue pool record time of 2:50.51 … member of the 800 freestyle relay team that won silver at the Big Ten Championships with a school record time of 6:16.28 … placed fourth in the 200 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a personal-best time of 1:33.72 … also placed fourth in the 50 freestyle with a personal-bet time of 19.62 … made the B-Final in the 100 freestyle and the C-Final in the 2000 freestyle at the AT&T Winter Nationals … won the 100 freestyle against Purdue.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2014-15)
Honored as a Second Team All-Big Ten selection … beat the previous program record by nearly three seconds with a time of 2:51.45 in the Big Ten’s 400 freestyle relay, good for a second place finish and an NCAA A cut … set the new program record with a 6:16.82 in the 800 freestyle relay while finishing third in the Big Ten … placed second with a school record, and NCAA A cut, 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:17.60 … NCAA B cut time of 43.08 in a fourth place finish and a time of 43.08 in the 100 freestyle … finished 10th overall with a career best 19.80 in the consolation final of the conference’s 50 freestyle … won the consolation final and a ninth place overall finish in the Big Ten’s 200 free with a time of 1:35.49 … earned All-American honors with a fifth place finish in the 800 freestyle relay with a time of 6:17.09… posted the second fastest time in program history with a 2:52.40, honorable mention All-American and a tie for 14th, in the 400 freestyle relay … swam a the third fastest time in school history with a 43.01 in the 100 freestyle, good for 24^th place … part of the fourth fastest 200 freestyle relay team that finished 17^th in the consolation final with a time of 1:18.08 … national champion (Slovenia) for the eighth straight year in age-group and fifth straight year for all ages in the 500 free, 100 free, and 200 free.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2013-14)
Earned honorable mention All-America honors in the 400 medley relay at the 2014 NCAA Championships with a time of 3:08.02 ... that is the third-fastest time in IU history ... set a new school record in prelims with a time of 3:07.53 ... 17th in the 200 medley relay (1:26.11) ... 26th in the 400 freestyle relay (2:56.03) ... fourth in the 200 medley relay at the Big Ten Championships (1:25.49-third-fastest time in IU history) ... ninth in the 50 free with a career best 19.91 ... fifth in the 200 freestyle relay (1:19.65) ... 33rd in the 200 freestyle (1:38.18-career best) ... ninth in the 100 free with a career time of 43.54 ... sixth in the 400 free relay with a school record time of 2:54.07.

PREP/PERSONAL
Through May 2013 ranked in the European top-35 in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 22.67 ... one of just three Slovenian swimmers to ever go below 50 seconds in the 100-meter freestyle ... eighth in the 50 free and 11th in the 100 free at the 2012 European Junior Championships ... 10th in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2011 World Junior Championships ... 14th in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2011 European Junior Championships ... Slovenian national champion in the 50 free, 100 free and 200 free at the 2012 nationals ... junior national record holder in the 50 free (22.88) and 100 free (50.23) ... parents are Andreja and Ales Tavcar ... has one sister (Alja) ... born Dec. 2, 1994.