Jan Micka
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Czech Republic |
| Born |
15 January 1995 Prague, Czech Republic |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | USK Praha[1] |
| Coach | Jaroslava Passerova[1] |
Jan Micka (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈmɪtska]; born January 15, 1995 in Prague) is a Czech swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events.[1][2] He is a two-time Czech record holder in the 800 and 1500 m freestyle. Micka is a member of the swimming team for USK Praha, and is coached and trained by Jaroslava Passerova.[1]
Micka qualified for the men's 1500 m freestyle, as Czech Republic's youngest swimmer (aged 17), at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by eclipsing a FINA B-standard entry time of 15:28.49 from the European Junior Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.[3][4] He challenged six other swimmers on the first heat, including two-time Olympian Ediz Yıldırımer of Turkey. Micka edged out Iceland's Anton Sveinn McKee to take a second spot by six hundredths of a second (0.06) in 15:29.34. Micka failed to advance into the final, as he placed twenty-fourth overall in the preliminaries.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Jan Micka". London 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ↑ "Jan Micka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ↑ "Qualifying Athletes – Men's 1500 m freestyle" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ↑ "European Junior Swimming Championships – Boys' 1500m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). LEN European Aquatics. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 1500m Freestyle Heat 1". London 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2013.