Katja Fain
Slovenian swimmer (born 2001)
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Katja Fain (born 31 August 2001) is a Slovenian swimmer. She won a bronze medal in the 200 metre freestyle at the 2021 European Short Course Championships. She represented Slovenia at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.
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| Nationality | Slovenian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 August 2001 Maribor, Slovenia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Fain is coached by her mother, Metka Sparavec, who is a 1996 Olympian in swimming.[1] She won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Junior Championships in the 400 metre freestyle with a time of 4:11.36.[2]
Fain won four titles at the 2019 Slovenian Championships and qualified to represent Slovenia at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea.[3] She competed in the 200 metre freestyle and 400 metre freestyle events.[4][5] In the 200 metre event, she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals, and in the 400 metre event, she did not advance to compete in the final.[4][5] She also competed in the 400 metre individual medley event and finished 20th in the heats.[6]
Fain qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in three events. Her best finish was in the 400 metre individual medley, where she finished 15th in the heats.[7] She finished 26th in the 800 metre freestyle and 30th in the 1500 metre freestyle.[8][9] At the 2021 European Short Course Championships, she won a bronze medal in the 200 metre freestyle behind Marrit Steenbergen and Barbora Seemanová.[10]
Fain competed at the 2022 Mediterranean Games alongside Janja Šegel, Neža Klančar, and Tjaša Pintar, and they won gold medals in both the 4 × 100 metre and 4 x 200 metre freestyle relays.[11][12] Individually, she won silver medals in both the 200 and 400 metre freestyle events.[13][14] At the 2022 World Short Course Championships, she finished fifth in the 400 metre freestyle and set a new national record of 4:01.46.[15] She also competed in the 200 metre freestyle and finished tenth in the heats.[16] She was selected by the Slovene Swimming Federation as the best swimmer of 2022.[1]
Fain competed for Slovenia at the 2024 Summer Olympics with the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay team, and they finished 14th in the heats.[17]
