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Place of Birth: Tallinn, Estonia
About Jana Kolukanova
- Jana Kolukanova (born August 4, 1981) is a retired Estonian swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.
- She is a two-time Olympian, multiple-times champion of Estonia and one of the top European sprinters of her generation. Kolukanova made her Olympic debut as a 19-year-old at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she competed in the women's 50 m freestyle.
- She reached the semifinals by winning the swim-off against European champion Mette Jacobsen of Denmark and Ana Belén Palomo of Spain.
- She set a new Estonian record in two consecutive swims, first in the prelims (25.96) and then in the three-person swim-off a few hours later.
- Followed by an evening session, Kolukanova finished her semifinal run with a time of 26.03, just seven hundredths of a second (0.07) outside her record.After her performances in Sydney, Kolukanova was heavily recruited by U.S.
- universities and decided to attend Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama to swim for Auburn Tigers under head coach David Marsh.
- She studied psychology and graduated as a 19-time All-American, All-SEC selection, SEC Academic Honor Roll member as well as an Academic All-American.
- She also won 3 NCAA team championships while at Auburn. Kolukanova qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by clearing a FINA standard entry time of 56.10 at the European Championships in Madrid, Spain.
- She competed in the women's 100 m freestyle and challenged seven other swimmers in heat four, including her college teammate Eileen Coparropa of Panama.
- She finished three tenths of a second (0.30) behind Israel's Anna Gostomelsky in 57.45 and did not advance into the semifinals.At the 2005 FINA World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Kolukanova placed 8th in the 50 m freestyle (25.56), and 14th in the 100 m freestyle (55.81, a new Estonian record).
- Earlier in the semifinals, she posted a time of 25.26 to reach the final in the 50 m freestyle, adding another Estonian record to her laundry list of accomplishments.Kolukanova qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but did not compete due to injury. Kolukanova was a regular participant on the FINA Swimming World Cup circuit throughout her career.
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