Lana Pudar (; born 19 January 2006) is a Bosnian competitive swimmer specializing in the butterfly events. She won the gold medal in the women's 200 m butterfly and a bronze medal in the women's 100 m butterfly at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, and a bronze in the women's 200 m butterfly at the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships. She competed at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.
Pudar is the national record holder in all six butterfly events, and a Mediterranean Games record holder in the 100 m women's butterfly event.
Career In 2021, at the European Junior Championships, Pudar won the gold medal in the 100 m butterfly and silver medals in the 50 m butterfly and 200 m butterfly.
As the second youngest swimmer at the 2020 Summer Olympics, she finished 19th in the women's 100 metre butterfly.
At the 2021 FINA Short Course World Swimming Championships, Pudar won bronze in the 200 m butterfly and brought Bosnia and Herzegovina its first ever senior international swimming medal. At the 2022 European Aquatics Championships held in Rome, Pudar won gold in the 200 m butterfly and bronze in the 100 m butterfly, breaking national records in both finals.
Personal life Lana is the daughter of former footballer Velibor Pudar.
Results Individual Long course Representing 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan19th (h)100 m butterfly58.322022World Championships Budapest, Hungary29th (h)50 m butterfly27.148th100 m butterfly58.446th200 m butterfly2:07.85Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria5th50 m butterfly26.771st100 m butterfly57.55 GR1st200 m butterfly2:09.18European Championships Rome, Italy10th (sf)50 m butterfly26.563rd100 m butterfly57.27 NR1st200 m butterfly2:06.81 NR2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan10th (sf)100 m butterfly57.344th200 m butterfly2:07.052024World Championships Doha, Qatar3rd200 m butterfly2:07.92European Championships Belgrade, Serbia8th100 m butterfly59.012nd200 m butterfly2:08.15Olympic Games Paris, France17th (h)100 m butterfly57.9712th (sf)200 m butterfly2:08.74
Short course Representing 2021European Championships Kazan, Russia15th (sf)50 m butterfly26.406th100 m butterfly56.785th200 m butterfly2:05.89World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates23rd (h)50 m butterfly26.377th 100 m butterfly56.513rd200 m butterfly2:04.882022World Championships Melbourne, Australia33rd (h)100 m freestyle54.7610th (sf)100 m butterfly56.715th200 m butterfly2:05.232023European Championships Otopeni, Romania6th100 m butterfly56.913rd200 m butterfly2:04.55 EJR
Personal bests Event Result Competition Venue DateLong course 50 m Butterfly 26.10 NR 820 Junior European Championships Belgrade 9 July 2023 100 m Butterfly 56.95 NR 924 Junior European Championships Belgrade 7 July 2023 200 m Butterfly 2:06.26 NR 897 Junior European Championships Belgrade 8 July 2023Short course 400 m Freestyle 4:10.83 NR 811 Mladost Grand Prix Zagreb 13 November 2022 50 m Butterfly 26.09 NR 815 FINA World Cup Kazan 29 October 2021 100 m Butterfly 56.28 NR 912 World Championships Abu Dhabi 20 December 2021 200 m Butterfly 2:04.55 NR 886 European Championships Otopeni 7 December 2023 This list only includes times above 800 Swimming points.
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