Triin Aljand
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Triin Aljand is an Estonia
n swimmer. She was a member of the Estonian national team that competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics
and multiple FINA World Aquatics Championships. She competed again for the team in the 2008 Summer Olympics
.
She currently attends Texas A&M University
, where she swims for the women's varsity team. On November 21, 2008, she broke the NCAA record for the 50-yard freestyle with her time of 21.61, though the record was disqualified after it was found the pool was just over one inch short.
She set the Estonian national records three times in the 50-m butterfly on December 12, 2008. She set another national record in the 100-m butterfly at the 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships on December 14, 2008.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n swimmer. She was a member of the Estonian national team that competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 50 metre freestyle
These are the results of the Women's 50 metre freestyle, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Heat 1:# Doli Akhter, – 30.72# Monika Bakale, – 31.61# Amira Edrahi, – 34.67-Heat 2:...
and multiple FINA World Aquatics Championships. She competed again for the team in the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
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She currently attends Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
, where she swims for the women's varsity team. On November 21, 2008, she broke the NCAA record for the 50-yard freestyle with her time of 21.61, though the record was disqualified after it was found the pool was just over one inch short.
She set the Estonian national records three times in the 50-m butterfly on December 12, 2008. She set another national record in the 100-m butterfly at the 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships on December 14, 2008.