Ida Hulkko

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]

Ida Hulkko
Personal information
Born (1998-12-12) 12 December 1998
Mikkeli, Finland[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
College teamFlorida State
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Finland
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2020 Budapest50 m breaststroke

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
  1. "Ida Hulkko". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. "Ida Hulkko - Player Profile - Swimming". Eurosport. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. "Swimrankings - LEN: European Short Course Championships, Copenhagen (DEN), 13 - 17 Dec 2017". www.swimrankings.net. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. "Swimrankings - LEN: European Championships, Glasgow (GBR), 3 - 9 Aug 2018". www.swimrankings.net. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  5. "Swimrankings - FINA: 14th World Short Course Championships, Hangzhou (CHN), 11 - 16 Dec 2018". www.swimrankings.net. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. "Ida Hulkko". Florida State Seminoles. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  7. "Florida State's Ida Hulkko To Redshirt, Focus on Training for Tokyo". SwimSwam. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  8. "Freshman All-American Ida Hulkko Not Returning To Florida State After Gap Year". SwimSwam. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  9. "Tokio 2020: Suomen joukkueen olympiapaikat, karsintojen aikataulut ja kisoihin valitut urheilijat". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 22 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  10. "RECAP: 2020 Olympic Games". Florida State Seminoles. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  11. "Uimari Ida Hulkko tavoittelee säntillisesti armeijauraa komentajaisä esikuvanaan". Aamulehti (in Finnish). 31 July 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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