Ajna Késely

The native form of this personal name is Késely Ajna. This article uses the Western name order.
Ajna Késely
Personal information
National team  Hungary
Born (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001[1]
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club Kőbánya SC[2]

Ajna Evelin Késely (born 10 September 2001) is a Hungarian competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle.

Career

In 2014 she competed in all three individual backstroke events at the short course world championships in Doha, Qatar.

At the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in London, she finished 6th in the 200 meter freestyle. She won a gold medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay for swimming in the heats.

At the 2016 European Junior Championships in Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary, she won three gold medals, in the 200, 400, and 800 meter freestyle events.[3] She broke two championships records and also won two medals in relay events.

She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 200 and 400 meter freestyle.[2] She finished 25th and 21st, respectively.

See also

References

  1. "LEN European Aquatics Championships" (PDF). LEN. May 17, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Fourteen-year-old Swimmer Ajna Késely earned Olympic quota being the 20th swimmer to join team Hungary". Hungarian Ambiance. December 20, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  3. Lord, Craig (July 9, 2016). "Ajna Kesely Makes It 3 Golds For Hosts With 1:57.9 Euro Junior Win Over 200 Free". Swimvortex. Retrieved July 18, 2016.


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