 Tanja Kylliäinen in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Finnish-American |
| Born | 30 January 1993 Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| College team | Louisville |
| Coach | Arthur Albiero (Louisville) |
Tanja Kylliäinen (born 30 January 1993) is a Finnish swimmer who attended and swam for the University of Louisville. She competed in the women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] Kylliäinen was born in Baltimore, Maryland to an American mother and a Finnish father. She has lived her whole life in the United States and speaks only a few words of Finnish.[2][3]
Kylliäinen attended and swam for the University of Louisville under Head Coach Arthur Albiero.[4]
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics
[edit]Kylliainen competed in the women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she placed 25th with a time of 4:45.33 finishing second in the first preliminary heat of 5 total preliminary heats. She also competed in the 200-meter individual medley finishing in 25th place with a time of 2:14.97, finishing first in the first preliminary heat of 5 total preliminary heats.[1][5] Kylliainen's coach at the University of Louisville, Arthur Albieri, attended the 2016 Olympics as part of the USA National team staff, though he did not coach the Finish team.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tanja Kylliäinen". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Uinti – Naiset – Tanja Kylliäinen Archived 7 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish) Sport.fi
- ^ Tanja Kylliäinen ui Suomelle – muttei puhu suomea (in Finnish) Keskisuomalainen
- ^ a b Sullivan, Tim, "Global Reach of Games Boosts U of L, Art Albiero", The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, July 31, 2016, pg. C4
- ^ "Olympedia Biography, Tanja Kylliäinen". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
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