Magdalena Kuras (born 14 May 1988) is a Swedish freestyle swimmer representing
Malmö KK
Malmö KK, ''Malmö Kappsimningsklubb'', is a Swedish swim team from Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenb ...
.
She represented Sweden in the
2007 World Aquatics Championships
The 2007 World Aquatics Championships, or the XII FINA World Championships, were held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 March to 1 April 2007. The competition took place at three locations in central Melbourne: the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic C ...
, where she swam the
100 m freestyle
The 100 metre freestyle is often considered to be the highlight (Blue Ribbon event) of the sport of swimming, like 100 metres in the sport of Athletics.
The first swimmer to break the one-minute barrier (long course) was Johnny Weissmuller, in 1 ...
and the
4 × 100 m freestyle relay and in the
2008 European Aquatics Championships
The 2008 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held in Eindhoven, Netherlands, from 13–24 March 2008. They were the European championships for swimming (50 m), diving and synchronised swimming for 2008. Two new events were contested: ...
, where she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay along with
Claire Hedenskog
Claire Hedenskog (born 10 March 1980) is a Swedish swimmer from Gothenburg, representing Göteborg Sim. Hedenskog participated in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay prelims at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), official ...
,
Josefin Lillhage
Josefin Lillhage (born 15 March 1980) is a former swimmer from Sweden, who won the bronze medal in the 200 m freestyle at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She competed in four Olympiads: in 1996, 2000, 200 ...
,
Ida Marko-Varga
Ida Marko-Varga (born ''Mattsson''; 10 March 1985) is a Swedish swimmer. She represents SK Triton.
Career
Marko-Varga was an early prospect, winning two individual freestyle titles at the 1998 Swedish Swimming Championships at the age of 13. T ...
.
Personal bests
Long course (50 m)
Short course (25 m)
Clubs
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Malmö KK
Malmö KK, ''Malmö Kappsimningsklubb'', is a Swedish swim team from Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenb ...
References
1988 births
Swedish female backstroke swimmers
Swedish female butterfly swimmers
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Malmö KK swimmers
Living people
Swedish female freestyle swimmers
21st-century Swedish women
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