Alenka Kejžar is an
Olympic
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class swimmer. She was born on 15 February 1979 in
Kranj
Kranj (, german: Krainburg) is the third-largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 37,941 (2020). It is located approximately northwest of Ljubljana. The centre of the City Municipality of Kranj and of the traditional region of Upper Carniol ...
,
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
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, starting in
1996 Summer Olympics
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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
Nataša Kejžar (born 14 October 1976) is a swimmer for Slovenia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a statistician.
Kejžar was born 14 October 1976 in Jesenice, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. Coached by Ciril Globočnik, she started swimming in 1984, fin ...
, is also a former Olympic swimmer.
References
2004 Olympic Record*
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
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