The native form of this personal name is Késely Ajna Evelin. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Ajna Evelin Késely (born 10 September 2001) is a Hungarian competitive swimmer who specialises in freestyle.
Career
In 2014, she competed in all three individual backstroke events at the short course world championships in Doha, Qatar.
At the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in London, she finished 6th in the 200 meter freestyle. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay for swimming in the heats.
At the 2016 European Junior Championships in Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary, she won three individual gold medals, in the 200, 400, and 800 meter freestyle events. She broke two championships records and also won two medals in relay events. At the 2017 European Junior Championships in Netanya, Israel, she won six gold medals, including four in individual freestyle events.
She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 200 and 400 meter freestyle. She finished 25th and 21st, respectively. With the 4*200m freestyle relay she finished 6th in Rio.
She qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the 400, 800, and 1500 metre freestyle. She finished 10th in the 400 metre freestyle heats and 9th in the 1500 metre freestyle heats.
One of Ajna's favorite quotes, by Phineas Taylor Barnum says, "Shoot for the moon! Even if you miss, you will land amongst the stars." Respectively, as Anja continues to train hard and aim high, she will most certainly reach many more international platforms.
International Swimming League
In 2019 Késely was member of the 2019 International Swimming League representing Team Iron. She won the 400 freestyle in Budapest and got second in the same event in Lewisville.
In 2020 Késely was member of the US-based ISL team New York Breakers.
See also
References
- ^ "Fourteen-year-old Swimmer Ajna Késely earned Olympic quota being the 20th swimmer to join team Hungary". Hungarian Ambiance. 20 December 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- "LEN European Aquatics Championships" (PDF). LEN. 17 May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- Lord, Craig (9 July 2016). "Ajna Kesely Makes It 3 Golds For Hosts With 1:57.9 Euro Junior Win Over 200 Free". Swimvortex. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- Race, Retta (31 March 2021). "35-Yr-Old Cseh Among Hungarians Named to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Roster". SwimSwam. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- "Women's 1500m Freestyle Heats Results Summary" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- "Women's 400m Freestyle Heats Results Summary" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- "ISL". a.isl.global. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
External links
- Ajna Késely at World Aquatics
- Ajna Késely at the International Swimming League (archived)
- Ajna Késely at Olympics.com
- Ajna Késely at Olympedia (archive)
- Ajna Késely at the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian) (English translation)
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| Youth Olympic champions in swimming – girls' 400 metre freestyle | |
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| Youth Olympic champions in swimming – girls' 800 metre freestyle | |
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Hungarian female freestyle swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Hungary
- Hungarian female butterfly swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- European Championships (multi-sport event) silver medalists
- Swimmers from Budapest
- Swimmers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
- Youth Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Hungary
- Medalists at the 2021 Summer Universiade
- Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
- Hungarian female medley swimmers
- 21st-century Hungarian sportswomen