Tomáš Fučík

Tomáš Fučík (born 23 May 1985) is a Czech former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke and individual medley events.[1] He represented his nation Czech Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has owned multiple Czech championship titles and national records in both the 100 m backstroke and 200 m individual medley.[2] Fucik was also member of the Jihlavsky Swimming Club (Czech: Jihlavský klub plavání), under the tutelage of his personal coach Markéta Kaplanova.

Tomáš Fučík
Personal information
Full nameTomáš Fučík
National team Czech Republic
Born (1985-05-23) 23 May 1985
Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, medley
ClubJihlavsky PK
CoachMarkéta Kaplanova

Fucik competed for the Czech Republic in two swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, he scored the scintillating marks of 56.54 (100 m backstroke) and 2:03.57 (200 m individual medley), respectively, to remarkably slide each under the FINA B-cut at the Mare Nostrum Barcelona Meet in Spain.[3][4][5] In the 100 m backstroke, Fucik could not replicate his pre-Olympic feat with a 57.29 to round out the second heat in last place and forty-first overall from the prelims.[6] Three days later, in the 200 m individual medley, Fucik stormed home on the rear of the breaststroke leg to take the fourth spot in a lifetime best of 2:02.85, but missed out the semifinals with a thirty-first overall placement.[7]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tomáš Fučík". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  2. "Jana Klusackova Doubles During Final Night of Swimming at Czech National Championships". Swimming World Magazine. 15 July 2007. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  3. "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 100m Backstroke" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 21. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  4. "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 200m Individual Medley" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 40. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  5. "Tomáš Fučík splnil limit na OH" [Tomáš Fučík achieves an Olympic limit] (in Czech). E Plavání. 18 June 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  6. "Swimming: Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  7. "Swimming: Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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