Lana Pudar
Freshman
Class
Mostar, Boznia and Herzegovina
Hometown
Druga Gimnazija Mostar
High School
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2020 Tokyo Olympics
- Competed for Bosnia and Herzegovina, second youngest swimmer at the event
- Finished 19th in the 100 Fly (58.32)
2024 Paris Olympics
- Finished 17th in the 100 Fly (57.97)
- Finished 12th in the 200 Fly (2:08.74)
BACKGROUND
- Two-time Olympian, competing in Tokyo and Paris for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Won the first-ever senior international swimming medal for her home nation when she won bronze at the 2021 FINA Short Course World Championships in the UAE
- Gold medalist in the 200 Fly and bronze in the 100 Fly at the 2022 European Championships, breaking national records in both, and becoming the first from her country to win gold at the European Championships
- Won bronze in the 200 Fly (2:07.92) at the 2024 World Championships in Qatar
- Holds the national record in all six butterfly events
- Gold medalist in the 100 Fly and silver in the 50 & 200 Fly at the 2021 European Junior Championships
- Named the Best Athlete of Bosnia and Herzegovina four times and 9x the Best Athlete of the City of Mostar
PERSONAL
- Parents are Veilbor Pudar and Nada Pudar
- Has an older brother, Nemanja
- Her father, Velibor Pudar, was a professional football (soccer) goalkeeper, playing for various clubs from 1981-2005