Karleen Kersa (born 15 May 1996) is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n swimmer. She was born in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

. Her older sister is swimmer Katriin Kersa. She studied at the

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

's Institute of Physical Education. She began her swimming career in 2006, coached by Heidi and Ain Kaasik. She is competed at

European Aquatics Championships The European Aquatics Championships is the continental Aquatics championship for Europe, which is organised by LEN—the governing body for aquatics in Europe. The Championships are currently held every two years (in even years); and since 2022, ...

. She is multiple-times Estonian champion in different swimming disciplines. 2011–2017 she was a member of Estonian national swimming team. Since 2015 she is coaching at Orca Swim Club.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kersa, Karleen Living people 1996 births Estonian female butterfly swimmers Estonian female freestyle swimmers Estonian swimming coaches University of Tartu alumni Swimmers from Tallinn 21st-century Estonian women