Ulvi Voog, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ulvi Voog

Estonian freestyle swimmer

Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1937

Place of Birth: Tallinn, Estonia

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Estonia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Ulvi Voog

  • Ulvi Indrikson (née Voog; born 18 February 1937) is an Estonian former freestyle swimmer who won a silver medal in the 4×100 m medley relay at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships.
  • She also competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 4×100 m freestyle and finished eighth in the 4×100 m relay.
  • During her career she won 11 national (USSR) titles: in the 100 m freestyle (1955–58, 60), 400 m freestyle (1956–60) and 4×100 m freestyle (1958), and set 10 national records.Voog graduated from the University of Tartu.
  • She started training in swimming in 1952 and after retirement in 1967 worked as a swimming coach for Dünamo Tallinn (1967–92) and the Soviet swimming team (1977).
  • Around 1960 she changed her name to Indrikson.
  • She is a grandmother of Estonian swimmers Triin, Martti and Berit Aljand.
  • In 1957 she was chosen as the Estonian Sportspersonality of the year.

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