Anja Trišić
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Croatia |
| Born |
28 April 1987 Pula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | PK Medveščak |
| Coach | Gvozden Šopp |
Anja Trišić (born April 28, 1987 in Pula) is a Croatian swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] She is a member of the swimming team Zagrebacki plivacki klub, and is coached and trained by Pero Kuterovac.
Trisic qualified for the women's 200 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:03.01 from the Croatian Open Championships in Dubrovnik.[2][3] She challenged five other swimmers on the first heat, including 16-year-old Milica Ostojić of Serbia. Trisic touched out Iceland's Sigrún Brá Sverrisdóttir to take the fifth spot by a single second in 2:03.57. Trisic failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed forty-second overall in the preliminary heats.[4]
References
- ↑ "Anja Trišić". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 200m Freestyle" Check
|url= - ↑ "Croatian Open Championships: Several More National Records Tumble". Swimming World Magazine. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 200m Freestyle Heat 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
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