Triin Aljand
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Full name | Triin Aljand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Tallinn, Estonia | 8 July 1985|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Audentese SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Texas A&M University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Triin Aljand (born July 8, 1985) is a retired Estonian swimmer who won a silver medal at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships in 50 m butterfly. She competed in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the 50 m and 100 m freestyle and 100 butterfly, but never reached the finals.[1] She also participated in multiple FINA World Aquatics Championships.[2][3]
She attended Texas A&M University, where she swam for the women's varsity team. On November 21, 2008, she broke the NCAA record for the 50-yard freestyle with her time of 21.61,[4] though the record was disqualified after it was found the pool was just over one inch short.[5]
Records
She set the Estonian national records three times in the 50-m butterfly on December 12, 2008.[6] She set another national record in the 100-m butterfly at the 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships on December 14, 2008.[7]
Personal
Her brother Martti and twin sister Berit are also swimmers. Her father Riho is a swimming coach, and her grandmother, Ulvi Voog (Indrikson) is a former Olympic swimmer.[1]
She is married to Slovenian swimmer Peter Mankoč[8]. They have a daughter Brina, who was born in 2015[9].
References
- ^ a b Triin Aljand. sports-reference.com
- ^ Ujujad naudivad Singapuri treeninglaagris sooja vastuvõttu – Eesti Päevaleht. Epl.ee. Retrieved on 2012-08-31.
- ^ "Texas A&M Olympian Schedule". Archived from the original on August 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
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suggested) (help). aggieathletics.com (2008-08-05). - ^ Lane 9 News Archive: Texas A&M's Triin Aljand Clips NCAA 50 Free Record; Short Pool Troubles Strike A&M Again as Record Disallowed. Swimmingworldmagazine.com. Retrieved on 2012-08-31.
- ^ "Aljand Breaks All-Time NCAA Record in 50-Yard Freestyle; Record Disallowed After Pool Measurement". Archived from the original on December 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
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suggested) (help). aggiesports.com (2008-12-14). - ^ "FOTO: Poroke in ločitve znanih Slovencev in Slovenk v letu 2014". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- ^ DELFI. "Õnnitlused! Endiste tippujujate Triin Aljand Mankoci ja Peter Mankoci perre sündis tütar". Sport. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
External links
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Female butterfly swimmers
- Estonian female swimmers
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Female freestyle swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Estonia
- Sportspeople from Tallinn
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Texas A&M Aggies women's swimmers