Triin Aljand

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Triin Aljand
Personal information
Full nameTriin Aljand
National teamFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Born (1985-07-08) 8 July 1985 (age 39)
Tallinn, Estonia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes butterfly, freestyle
ClubAudentese SK
College team Texas A&M University 2009
Coach Steve Bultman (Texas A&M)
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Estonia
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Debrecen 50 m butterfly
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Szczecin 50 m butterfly
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Chartres 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Eindhoven 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Szczecin 50 m freestyle

Triin Aljand (born 8 July 1985) is a retired Estonian swimmer who competed for Texas A&M University and won a silver medal at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships in 50 m butterfly. Specializing in the 50 and 100-meter freestyle, she competed in the 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics for Estonia, but did not reach the finals. [1] [2] [3]

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Swimming for Texas A&M

Born in Tallinn, Estonia, she attended Texas A&M University, where she swam for the women's varsity team under Hall of Fame Head Coach Steve Bultman. [4] [5] While swimming for Texas A&M, Aljand received 23 All-America honors and captured a total of 16 relay and individual conference titles. By the time she graduated A&M in 2009, she held five school records, all of which were still top-five marks among A&M swimming records in 2022. Her outstanding swimming helped lead the Aggies to their first two Women's SEC conference titles in 2007 and 2008. [6]

Excelling in sprint freestyle, on 21 November 2008 she broke the National Collegiate Athletic Association record for women in the 50-yard freestyle with her time of 21.61, [7] though the record was disallowed after it was found the pool was just over one inch short. [8]

Olympics

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. [9] She also participated in multiple FINA World Aquatics Championships. [10] [11] Against intense world competition, her top finishes were a 19th in the 50-meter freestyle in the 2012 Olympics and a 21st in the 50-meter freestyle in the 2008 Olympics. [3]

Honors

As the holder of many team records and one of only two A&M swimmers to compete in three or more Olympics as of 2022, she was elected to the Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame in 2022. [12] [6]

Records

She set the Estonian national records three times in the 50-m butterfly on 12 December 2008. [13] She set another national record in the 100-m butterfly at the 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships on 14 December 2008. [14]

Personal

Her twin sister Berit and younger brother Martti are also swimmers. Her father Riho Aljand is a swimming coach, and her grandmother, Ulvi Voog (Indrikson) is a former Olympic swimmer. [9]

She is married to Slovenian swimmer Peter Mankoč. [15] They have a daughter Brina, who was born in 2015. [16]

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References

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  8. "Aljand Breaks All-Time NCAA Record in 50-Yard Freestyle; Record Disallowed After Pool Measurement". 21 November 2008. Archived from the original on 19 December 2009.. aggieathletics.com
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Awards
Preceded by Estonian Sportswoman of the Year
2011, 2012
Succeeded by