Jan Micka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Czech swimmer
Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1995
Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic
Profession: swimmer
Nationality: Czech Republic
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Jan Micka
- Jan Micka (Czech pronunciation: ['jan 'm?tska]; born 15 January 1995 in Prague) is a Czech swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events.
- He is a two-time Czech record holder in the 800 and 1500 m freestyle.
- Micka is a member of the swimming team for USK Praha, and is coached and trained by Jaroslava Passerova.Micka qualified for the men's 1500 m freestyle, as Czech Republic's youngest swimmer (aged 17), at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by eclipsing a FINA B-standard entry time of 15:28.49 from the European Junior Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.
- He challenged six other swimmers on the first heat, including two-time Olympian Ediz Yildirimer of Turkey.
- Micka edged out Iceland's Anton Sveinn McKee to take a second spot by six hundredths of a second (0.06) in 15:29.34.
- Micka failed to advance into the final, as he placed twenty-fourth overall in the preliminaries.
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