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Kaja Kolsek
Kaja Kolsek

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Ljubljana, Slovenia

High School:
Gimnazija Bezigrad

Position:
Breast, Sprint Free

Experience:
1L

02/27/2013

Jayhawks Land 16 on Academic All-Big 12 Teams

KU leads the Big 12 in academic performance

10/04/2012

Kansas Swimming & Diving 2012-13 Season Preview

Experience and Youth Balance Out the 2012-13 Jayhawks

09/26/2012

Jayhawks Begin Season With Annual Intrasquad Scrimmage

Thirteen-event meet, puts Crimson and Blue teams against each other

02/26/2012

KU Swimmers & Divers Leave Columbia with Plenty of Top Times, Confidence

A grand total 22 KU swimmers and divers help put up 423 points on the board for the Jayhawks

02/25/2012

Jayhawks `Go the Distance' on Big 12 Championships Final Day

Milers and 200 flyers provide plenty of points as Jayhawks comfortably claim fourth place

Top Times
50 Free: 23.68 (2012 Big 12 Championships)
100 Free: 51.45 (2012 Big 12 Championships)
200 Free: 2:01.48 (1-21-12 @ Arkansas)
100 Breast: 1:05.85 (2012 Big 12 Championships)

2011-12 (Freshman)
Used primarily as a sprinter... Placed second in the 50-meter long course freestyle at the Mayaguez Invitational (1/7)... Finished 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)... Finished third in the 50-yard freestyle, with a time of 24.77, in a dual meet against Arkansas (1/21)... Finished the year with season-best times in the 100-yard freestyle (51.45, 12th), the 50-yard freestyle (23.98, 23rd) and the 100-yard breastroke (1:05.96, 21st) at the Big 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.

High School (Gimnazija Bezigrad): Member of the Slovenian National team in 2008-09... Swam for club team (Ilirija Ljubljana) and coach Ales Cerknovik.

Personal: Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia... Parents are Katarina and Filip... Has an older brother Miha, who was a competitive skier.

Getting to Know Kaja:
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 I-Pod 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.

Favorite food: Chinese food

Farthest you have ever traveled: Cleveland (by plane)

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