Ida Hulkko (born 12 December 1998) [2] is a Finnish swimmer specializing in the breaststroke. She competed at the 2017 European Short Course Swimming Championships,[3] as well as the 2018 European Aquatics Championships, placing 5th in the 50m breaststroke finals.[4] She swam at the 2018 FINA Short Course Championships, reaching the final in the 50m breaststroke.[5]
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| Born | 12 December 1998 Mikkeli, Finland[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Florida State | ||||||||||||||
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She also swam for the Florida State Seminoles of NCAA Division I.[6] Hulkko announced she would redshirt the 2019-20 collegiate season in order to train for Tokyo.[7] In May 2020, Hulkko announced she would not be returning to swim for the Seminoles.[8]
In 2021, Hulkko won silver in the 50 metre breaststroke at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, setting a national record in the process. She qualified to represent Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[9] At the games, Hulkko progressed to the semi-finals in the Women's 100 metre breaststroke event after setting a national record in her heat.[10]
Hulkko is the daughter of Finnish Army general Petri Hulkko.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Ida Hulkko". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Ida Hulkko - Player Profile - Swimming". Eurosport. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Swimrankings - LEN: European Short Course Championships, Copenhagen (DEN), 13 - 17 Dec 2017". www.swimrankings.net. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Swimrankings - LEN: European Championships, Glasgow (GBR), 3 - 9 Aug 2018". www.swimrankings.net. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Swimrankings - FINA: 14th World Short Course Championships, Hangzhou (CHN), 11 - 16 Dec 2018". www.swimrankings.net. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Ida Hulkko". Florida State Seminoles. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Florida State's Ida Hulkko To Redshirt, Focus on Training for Tokyo". SwimSwam. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Freshman All-American Ida Hulkko Not Returning To Florida State After Gap Year". SwimSwam. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Tokio 2020: Suomen joukkueen olympiapaikat, karsintojen aikataulut ja kisoihin valitut urheilijat". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 22 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "RECAP: 2020 Olympic Games". Florida State Seminoles. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Uimari Ida Hulkko tavoittelee säntillisesti armeijauraa komentajaisä esikuvanaan". Aamulehti (in Finnish). 31 July 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
External links edit
- Ida Hulkko at World Aquatics
- Ida Hulkko at SwimRankings.net
- Ida Hulkko at the International Swimming League
- Ida Hulkko at Olympedia
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