Sidni Hoxha

Sidni Hoxha (born 6 January 1992, in Shkoder) is an Albanian swimmer who participated for the first time in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 50 m freestyle at the age of 16 years. Hoxha swam for Old Dominion University in Virginia, while studying civil engineering. He swam for the Albanian swim club Tirana Defina Sport (TDS), which was initially coached by Dashamir Bregu and later by his father Shpetim Hoxha and Agron Cukja. His grandfather Ismet Hoxha played football for Albania.

Championship participation

2008 At the Beijing Olympics, Hoxha won the second place in his heat (preliminary race) with a time of 24.56 seconds, but did not reach the semifinal with this result, finishing with the 64th-fastest time in the event.

At the 2008 World Short Course Championships, Hoxha was part of the Albanian team that set a new national record in the men's 100 m freestyle relay.

Additional information Hoxha received a Sportsmanship award from Albanian Roots at the Albanian Roots Parade in the Summer of 2013. Hoxha is the most successful swimmer in Albanian history and is motivated to participate in two additional Olympic games, making his total involvement to four Olympic games by the age of 28 years. Sidni holds over half of the Albanian swimming records. Hoxha is the most successful swimmer in Old Dominion University history. Hoxha was the fastest swimmer for the 50 m freestyle, and second-fastest for the 100 m freestyle in the Balkans for the age group 1992–1993, making him a Balkan swimming champion. Hoxha has "0.02" tattooed on his forearm as a reminder to work harder. The number represents the number of seconds which he has missed in almost four semi-finals in international tournaments. Coming into 19th place rather than 18th. Hoxha is currently working with Beso Buranaj Hoxha and Jon Pepaj in establishing the swimming organization Illyrian Swimming Association, a worldwide swimming society for Albanians. Hoxha currently competes for Tide Swimming out of Virginia Beach, VA.