Sanja Jovanović

Sanja Jovanović
Kazan in 2015
Personal information
Nationality Croatia
Born (1986-09-15) 15 September 1986
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubPK Jug Dubrovnik
Medal record
World SC Championships
2008 Manchester 50 m backstroke
2008 Manchester 100 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
2012 Debrecen 50 m backstroke
2004 Madrid 200 m backstroke
2008 Eindhoven 50 m backstroke
European Championships (SC)
2007 Debrecen 50 m backstroke
2008 Rijeka 50 m backstroke
2008 Rijeka 100 m backstroke
2009 Istanbul 50 m backstroke
2010 Eindhoven 50 m backstroke
2007 Debrecen 100 m backstroke
2009 Istanbul 100 m backstroke
2012 Chartres 50 m backstroke
2015 Netanya 50 m backstroke
Mediterranean Games
Mersin 2013 50 m backstroke
Tunis 2001 100 m backstroke
Almeria 2005 50 m butterfly
Tunis 2001 100 m freestyle
Almeria 2005 100 m backstroke
Pescara 2009 50 m backstroke

Sanja Jovanović (born 15 September 1986 in Dubrovnik) is a female backstroke swimmer from Croatia, who made her Olympic debut for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she competed in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke, where she finished in 17th and 13th position. On 13 April 2008 she broke the world record in 50 meters backstroke on European Short Course Swimming Championships, improving her record set on 15 December 2007. She has a twin sister and two other sisters, and lives in suburb of Dubrovnik called Mokošica.