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Estonian swimmer

Triin Aljand
Personal information
Full nameTriin Aljand
National team Estonia
Born (1985-07-08) 8 July 1985 (age 39)
Tallinn, Estonia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesbutterfly, freestyle
ClubAudentese SK
College teamTexas A&M University 2009
CoachSteve Bultman (Texas A&M)
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Estonia
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2012 Debrecen 50 m butterfly
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2011 Szczecin 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chartres 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 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.

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. 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.

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, though the record was disallowed after it was found the pool was just over one inch short.

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. She also participated in multiple FINA World Aquatics Championships. 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.

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.

Records

See also: List of Estonian records in swimming

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

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.

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

References

  1. "Ujujad naudivad Singapuri treeninglaagris sooja vastuvõttu". Eesti Päevaleht. 26 July 2008.
  2. "Texas A&M Olympian Schedule". 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). aggieathletics.com.
  3. ^ "Olympedia Bio, Triin Aljand". olympedia.org.
  4. "Texas A&M Staff, Steve Bultman". 12thman.com.
  5. "Kaufman, Sophie, Texas A&M Coach Steve Bultman Announces Retirement after 25 years". swimswam.com.
  6. ^ "A&M Athletics Hall of Fame, Triin Aljand". 12thman.com.
  7. "Lane 9 News Archive: Texas A&M's Triin Aljand Clips NCAA 50 Free Record; Short Pool Troubles Strike A&M Again as Record Disallowed". Swimmingworldmagazine.com. 21 November 2008.
  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
  9. ^ Triin Aljand. sports-reference.com
  10. "Ujujad naudivad Singapuri treeninglaagris sooja vastuvõttu". Eesti Päevaleht. 26 July 2008.
  11. "Texas A&M Olympian Schedule". 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). aggieathletics.com.
  12. "Swimswam, Eight to be Inducted into Texas A&M Hall of Fame". swimswam.com.
  13. "Aljand Sets Estonian Record". 12 September 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
  14. "Aggie Roundup for December 14". 14 December 2008. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). aggiesports.com.
  15. "FOTO: Poroke in ločitve znanih Slovencev in Slovenk v letu 2014". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  16. DELFI. "Õnnitlused! Endiste tippujujate Triin Aljand Mankoci ja Peter Mankoci perre sündis tütar". Sport. Retrieved 23 March 2017.

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Awards
Preceded byKristina Šmigun-Vähi Estonian Sportswoman of the Year
2011, 2012 		Succeeded byJulia Beljajeva
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