STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOS
Sophomore Breaststroke, Sprint Freestyle Ljubljana, Slovenia • Gimnazija Bezigrad
KAJA KOLS EK CAREE R BEST TIM ES: 50 Free . . . 100 Free . . 200 Free . . 100 Breast .
201 1-12 ( F RE SHMAN ) Used primarily as a sprinter. . . Placed secon d in the 50-meter long course freestyle at the Mayagu ez Invitational (1/7) . .. F inished fourth in the 50-yard freestyle in a dual meet with Nebraska (1/ 14), with a time of 24.53, and swam the first leg on the 200-yard freestyle relay team that took second (1:37.74). .. F inish ed third in the 50-yard freestyle, with a time of 24.7 7, in a dual meet against A rkansas (1/21). .. Finished the year with season-best times in the 100-yard freesty le (51 .45, 12th), the 50-yard freestyle (23.98, 23rd) and the 100-yard breastroke (1:05. 96, 21st) at the B ig 12 Championships (2/22-25 ). . . Also swam the anchor leg on the 200-yard medley relay (1:41 .68) and 200-yard freestyle relay (1:32.91) teams that set season best times and placed fourth.
H IG H SCHOOL Member of the Slovenian Nation al team in 2008-09. . . Swam for club team (Ilirija Ljubljana) and coach A les Cerknovik.
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23. 68 51. 45 2:01.48 1:05. 85
GETTING TO KN OW KA JA : Reason you chose KU: I thought it had a very friendly atmosphere Favorite sports to compete in other than swimming: Basketball and soccer Songs at the top of my iPod playlist are: “Sober” (Pink), “Show Goes On” (Lupe Fiasco), “Deliverance” (Bubba Sparxx) Website you visit the most: Facebook (everyday) Time your alarm clock is set for during swim season: 5:30 a.m.
P E RSON A L Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia. . . Parents are Katarina and F ilip. . . Has an older brother, Miha, who was a competitive skier.
Favorite food: Chinese food Farthest you have ever traveled: Cleveland (by plane)
2012-13 SWIMMING & DIVING
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