Triin Aljand

Estonian swimmer

Triin Aljand
Personal information
Full nameTriin Aljand
National team Estonia
Born (1985-07-08) 8 July 1985 (age 39)
Tallinn, Estonia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesbutterfly, freestyle
ClubAudentese SK
College teamTexas A&M University 2009
CoachSteve Bultman (Texas A&M)
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Estonia
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2012 Debrecen 50 m butterfly
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2011 Szczecin 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chartres 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Szczecin 50 m freestyle

Triin Aljand (born 8 July 1985) is a retired Estonian swimmer who competed for Texas A&M University and won a silver medal at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships in 50 m butterfly. Specializing in the 50 and 100-meter freestyle, she competed in the 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics for Estonia, but did not reach the finals.[1][2][3]

Swimming for Texas A&M

Born in Tallinn, Estonia, she attended Texas A&M University, where she swam for the women's varsity team under Hall of Fame Head Coach Steve Bultman.[4][5] While swimming for Texas A&M, Aljand received 23 All-America honors and captured a total of 16 relay and individual conference titles. By the time she graduated A&M in 2009, she held five school records, all of which were still top-five marks among A&M swimming records in 2022. Her outstanding swimming helped lead the Aggies to their first two Women's SEC conference titles in 2007 and 2008.[6]

Excelling in sprint freestyle, on 21 November 2008 she broke the National Collegiate Athletic Association record for women in the 50-yard freestyle with her time of 21.61,[7] though the record was disallowed after it was found the pool was just over one inch short.[8]

Olympics

She competed in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the 50 m and 100 m freestyle and 100 butterfly, but never reached the finals.[9] She also participated in multiple FINA World Aquatics Championships.[10][11] Against intense world competition, her top finishes were a 19th in the 50-meter freestyle in the 2012 Olympics and a 21st in the 50-meter freestyle in the 2008 Olympics.[3]

Honors

As the holder of many team records and one of only two A&M swimmers to compete in three or more Olympics as of 2022, she was elected to the Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame in 2022.[12][6]

Records

She set the Estonian national records three times in the 50-m butterfly on 12 December 2008.[13] She set another national record in the 100-m butterfly at the 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships on 14 December 2008.[14]

Personal

Her twin sister Berit and younger brother Martti are also swimmers. Her father Riho Aljand is a swimming coach, and her grandmother, Ulvi Voog (Indrikson) is a former Olympic swimmer.[9]

She is married to Slovenian swimmer Peter Mankoč.[15] They have a daughter Brina, who was born in 2015.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Ujujad naudivad Singapuri treeninglaagris sooja vastuvõttu". Eesti Päevaleht. 26 July 2008.
  2. ^ "Texas A&M Olympian Schedule". 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). aggieathletics.com.
  3. ^ a b "Olympedia Bio, Triin Aljand". olympedia.org.
  4. ^ "Texas A&M Staff, Steve Bultman". 12thman.com.
  5. ^ "Kaufman, Sophie, Texas A&M Coach Steve Bultman Announces Retirement after 25 years". swimswam.com.
  6. ^ a b "A&M Athletics Hall of Fame, Triin Aljand". 12thman.com.
  7. ^ "Lane 9 News Archive: Texas A&M's Triin Aljand Clips NCAA 50 Free Record; Short Pool Troubles Strike A&M Again as Record Disallowed". Swimmingworldmagazine.com. 21 November 2008.
  8. ^ "Aljand Breaks All-Time NCAA Record in 50-Yard Freestyle; Record Disallowed After Pool Measurement". 21 November 2008. Archived from the original on 19 December 2009.. aggieathletics.com
  9. ^ a b Triin Aljand. sports-reference.com
  10. ^ "Ujujad naudivad Singapuri treeninglaagris sooja vastuvõttu". Eesti Päevaleht. 26 July 2008.
  11. ^ "Texas A&M Olympian Schedule". 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). aggieathletics.com.
  12. ^ "Swimswam, Eight to be Inducted into Texas A&M Hall of Fame". swimswam.com.
  13. ^ "Aljand Sets Estonian Record". 12 September 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
  14. ^ "Aggie Roundup for December 14". 14 December 2008. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). aggiesports.com.
  15. ^ "FOTO: Poroke in ločitve znanih Slovencev in Slovenk v letu 2014". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  16. ^ DELFI. "Õnnitlused! Endiste tippujujate Triin Aljand Mankoci ja Peter Mankoci perre sündis tütar". Sport. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  • ESBL bio
  • Olympedia Bio, Triin Aljand]
  • Sports-Reference.com Bio, Triin Aljand
  • A&M University Athletics Hall of Fame, Triin Aljand


Awards
Preceded by Estonian Sportswoman of the Year
2011, 2012 		Succeeded by