Hanna Miluska

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.

Hanna Miluska
Personal information
Full nameHanna Miluska
National team  Switzerland
Born (1984-05-29) 29 May 1984
Binningen, Switzerland
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, open water
ClubSV Beider Basel
College teamUniversity of Alabama (U.S.)
CoachAxel Mitbauer
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Switzerland
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Sharm El-Sheikh 5 km open water
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Berlin 5 km open water

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
  1. 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.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. "Swimming – Women's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  6. "2003 FINA World Championships (Barcelona, Spain) – Women's 200m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  7. "Women's 200m Freestyle Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  8. 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.
  9. "Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  10. 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.
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