Hanna Miluska (born 29 May 1984) is a Swiss former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events and open water marathon. 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. She is also the daughter of former rower Ivan Miluška, who played for Czechoslovakia in the men's pairs at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

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. 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

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(1:00:27), and bronze at the FINA World Championships in

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(58:13). Two years later, Miluska qualified for two swimming events at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:02.65 (200 m freestyle) from the World Championships in

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. In the 200 m freestyle, Miluska challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including three-time Olympian

Olena Lapunova Olena Pavlivna Lapunova ( uk, Олена Павлівна Лапунова; born 1 October 1980) is a Ukrainian former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events. She is a three-time Olympian (1996, 2000, and 2004), an eig ...

of Ukraine. She edged out Argentina's

Florencia Szigeti Florencia Szigeti (born July 8, 1981) is a female freestyle swimmer from Argentina. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics (2000 and 2004), and won a silver medal in the women's 100 m freestyle event at the 2003 Pan ...

to take a second spot and twenty-fourth overall by 0.01 of a second in 2:03.28. Miluska also teamed up with

Chantal Strasser Chantal Strasser (born 21 March 1978 in Zürich) is a retired female freestyle swimmer from Switzerland. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the ca ...

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, and

Nicole Zahnd Nicole Zahnd (born 22 September 1980) is a retired Swiss swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. She was born in Bern. She is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2004), and a top 8 finalist in the 200 m freestyle at the 2001 European Shor ...

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. Miluska is also a former varsity for the

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, and a graduate of political science at the

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Player Bio – Alabama Crimson Tide
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miluska, Hanna 1984 births Living people Olympic swimmers for Switzerland Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swiss female freestyle swimmers Swiss female long-distance swimmers Alabama Crimson Tide women's swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Sportspeople from Basel-Landschaft 21st-century Swiss women