Andrej Barna (Serbian Cyrillic: Андреј Барна; born 6 March 1998)[1] is a Serbian swimmer. He represented Serbia at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea and he finished in 44th place in the heats in the men's 50 metre freestyle event.[2] He also competed in the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event.
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| Born | 6 March 1998 Subotica, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Louisville | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2018, he won the gold medal in the men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain.
In June 2024, he won the bronze medal in 100m freestyle at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships, with time 47.66.
In 2019, Barna faced serious health problems when he was diagnosed with kidney cancer. However, his fight against illness and return to top form showed his extraordinary mental strength and dedication to the sport.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Swimming – Entry list" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Men's 50 metre freestyle – Heats" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Andrej Barna, priča o inspiraciji: Biografija, vesti, OI". 4 July 2024.
External links
edit- Andrej Barna at World Aquatics
- Andrej Barna at SwimRankings.net
- Andrej Barna at Olympics.com
- Andrej Barna at Olympedia
- Andrej Barna at the Olympic Committee of Serbia (in Serbian)
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