Tanja Kylliäinen
Finnish swimmer
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Tanja Kylliäinen (born 30 January 1993) is a Finnish swimmer who attended and swam for the University of Louisville. She competed in the women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] Kylliäinen was born in Baltimore, Maryland to an American mother and a Finnish father. She has lived her whole life in the United States and speaks only a few words of Finnish.[2][3]
Kylliäinen in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Finnish-American |
| Born | 30 January 1993 Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| College team | Louisville |
| Coach | Arthur Albiero (Louisville) |
Kylliäinen attended and swam for the University of Louisville under Head Coach Arthur Albiero.[4]
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics
Kylliainen competed in the women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she placed 25th with a time of 4:45.33 finishing second in the first preliminary heat of 5 total preliminary heats. She also competed in the 200-meter individual medley finishing in 25th place with a time of 2:14.97, finishing first in the first preliminary heat of 5 total preliminary heats.[1][5] Kylliainen's coach at the University of Louisville, Arthur Albieri, attended the 2016 Olympics as part of the USA National team staff, though he did not coach the Finish team.[4]
