Alenka Kejžar is an

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class swimmer. She was born on 15 February 1979 in

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, Slovenia. Kejžar attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Her coaches were Ciril Globočnik and Steve Collins. Her swimming career began in 1987, and ended in 2004. She participated in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She has won medals in World Championships, World Cups and European Championships. Kejžar has been working as a swimming teacher for New International School of Thailand in Bangkok since 2005. Her sister, Nataša Kejžar, is also a former Olympic swimmer.

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2004 Olympic Record
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1979 births Living people Female medley swimmers Slovenian female swimmers Olympic swimmers of Slovenia Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kranj Southern Methodist University alumni Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming {{Slovenia-swimming-bio-stub