Hanna Miluska (born 29 May 1984) is a Swiss former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events and open water marathon.[1] She is a two-time medalist in the 5 km open water at the World and European Championships. Miluska is also a member of Beider Basel Swimming Club (German: Schwimmverein Beider Basel), and is trained by her long-time coach Axel Mitbauer.[2] She is also the daughter of former rower Ivan Miluška, who played for Czechoslovakia in the men's pairs at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
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| Full name | Hanna Miluska | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 May 1984 Binningen, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, open water | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SV Beider Basel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Alabama (U.S.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Axel Mitbauer | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Miluska made her own sporting history in 2002 as an open water swimmer. She won a total of two medals in the 5 km open water: silver at the European Championships in Berlin (1:00:27), and bronze at the FINA World Championships in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (58:13).[3][4]
Two years later, Miluska qualified for two swimming events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:02.65 (200 m freestyle) from the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.[5][6] In the 200 m freestyle, Miluska challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including three-time Olympian Olena Lapunova of Ukraine. She edged out Argentina's Florencia Szigeti to take a second spot and twenty-fourth overall by 0.01 of a second in 2:03.28.[7][8]
Miluska also teamed up with Chantal Strasser, Flavia Rigamonti, and Nicole Zahnd in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. Swimming the second leg, she recorded a split of 57.60, and the Swiss team finished the heats in twelfth overall with a final time of 2:02.75.[9][10]
Miluska is also a former varsity for the Alabama Crimson Tide, and a graduate of political science at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hanna Miluska". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Schweizer Vereinsmeisterschaften NLA + NLB in Neuenburg" [Swiss club championships (A and B) in Neuenburg] (in German). Swiss Swimming Federation. 3 April 2004. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ Agh, Norbert (27 July 2002). "Italians Sweep the 5K Open Water at Euro Champs". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ Belhadj, Chaker (23 September 2002). "Italy Dominates 5K at FINA Open Water World Champs". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Women's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "2003 FINA World Championships (Barcelona, Spain) – Women's 200m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Women's 200m Freestyle Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (16 August 2004). "Women's 200 Freestyle, Prelims Day 3: Dana Vollmer Stakes Her Claim as Fastest Qualifier, Benko Also Through to Evening Round". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (18 August 2004). "Women's 800 Freestyle Relay, Day 5 Prelims: Team USA Posts the Fastest Time, Brits and Aussies Next". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 December 2005. Retrieved 26 April 2013.