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Born | Mikkeli, Finland[1] | 12 December 1998||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
College team | Florida State | ||||||||||||||
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Ida Hulkko (born 12 December 1998) [2] is a Finnish swimmer specializing in the breaststroke. She competed at the 2017 European Short Course Swimming Championships,[3] as well as the 2018 European Aquatics Championships, placing 5th in the 50m breaststroke finals.[4] She swam at the 2018 FINA Short Course Championships, reaching the final in the 50m breaststroke.[5]
She also swam for the Florida State Seminoles of NCAA Division I.[6] Hulkko announced she would redshirt the 2019-20 collegiate season in order to train for Tokyo.[7] In May 2020, Hulkko announced she would not be returning to swim for the Seminoles.[8]
In 2021, Hulkko won silver in the 50 metre breaststroke at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, setting a national record in the process. She qualified to represent Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[9] At the games, Hulkko progressed to the semi-finals in the Women's 100 metre breaststroke event after setting a national record in her heat.[10]
Hulkko is the daughter of Finnish Army general Petri Hulkko.[11]