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Hoxha to Compete in NCAA Championships in 50 and 100 Free

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Hoxha to Compete in NCAA Championships in 50 and 100 FreeHoxha to Compete in NCAA Championships in 50 and 100 Free

AUSTIN, Texas – Old Dominion University senior swimmer Sidni Hoxha will compete in the NCAA Championships held at the University of Texas later this week in the 50 and 100 freestyle.

A native of Albania, Hoxha will compete in the 50 free on Thursday at noon EST in the preliminaries, with the finals starting at 8 p.m.  He will also swim in the 100 free on Saturday, also starting at noon with the finals at 8 p.m.

Hoxha set a Conference USA and ODU meet record in the 50 free two weeks ago with a time of 19.41.  He also won the 100 free with a time of 42.98, which was his qualifying time for the NCAA’s.

This is the second-consecutive year that Hoxha will participate in the NCAA meet.  He also qualified for the 50 and 100 free a year ago. 

Hoxha is a two-time Olympian for his native Albania, competing in the 50 free in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.