Matea Samardžić (born 17 January 1995 in

Split, Croatia Split (, ), historically known as Spalato (; ; see #Name, other names), is the List of cities and towns in Croatia, second-largest city of Croatia after the capital Zagreb, the largest city in Dalmatia and the largest city on the Croatian coast ...

) is a retired Croatian swimmer. She won a bronze medal in the 200m backstroke event at the

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. She qualified for the

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, where she will also compete in the 100m backstroke and the 400m individual medley events.http://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/women_final_0.pdf 2016

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