Friday, August 30, 2013

Renzo Tjon-A-Joe in the final of the World Junior Swimming Championships in Dubai

AlphaMax News August 30, 2013

Renzo Tjon-A-Joe reached the final of the World Junior Swimming Championships in Dubai. He finished eighth in the 50 meter freestyle.




Renzo clocked around 23 seconds in the finals. The previous day he had set a Surinamese national record of 22.75 seconds.
His coach Zabdai Zamuel was extremely happy with his performance.
Australian Luke Percy became world champion in 22.14 seconds. The silver went to the Russian Evgeny Sedoc (22.19) and the bronze to the American Caeleb Dressel (22.22)

Renzo Tjon A Joe is Suriname’s leading swimmer in the50m and 100m. freestyle. He is a student of AlphaMax Academy and is a member of the Oasis swim team. He has represented Suriname internationally many times.