Ariana Kukors was born on June 1,1989 and is an American former competition swimmer and former world record holder in the 200-meter individual medley.
18 Facts About Ariana Kukors
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Ariana Kukors has won a total of seven medals in major international competition, two golds, three silvers, and two bronze spanning the World and the Pan Pacific Championships.
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Ariana Kukors placed fifth in the 200-meter individual medley event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Ariana Kukors was born in Federal Way, Washington, on June 1,1989, the daughter of Peter and Jaapje Ariana Kukors.
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Ariana Kukors began swimming at the age of five because of the influence of her older sister, Emily, who swam for Auburn University.
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Ariana Kukors has one younger sister, Mattie, who previously swam for the University of Michigan from 2009 to 2011, and now swims for Arizona State University.
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Ariana Kukors is a 2007 graduate of Auburn Mountainview High School in Auburn, Washington.
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Ariana Kukors graduated from Chapman University with a bachelor's degree in business in 2012.
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Ariana Kukors placed fourth in the 200-meter individual medley and fifth in the 100-meter backstroke.
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At the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria, British Columbia, Ariana Kukors earned the first international medal of her career by finishing in second place behind compatriot Katie Hoff in the 400-meter individual medley.
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At the 2008 US Olympic Team Trials, Ariana Kukors placed third in the 200-meter individual medley behind Katie Hoff and Natalie Coughlin, who edged her out by eight hundredths of a second.
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Ariana Kukors placed sixth in the 400-meter individual medley and the 200-meter breaststroke.
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At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Ariana Kukors won one gold and one silver medal.
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At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Ariana Kukors won silver in the 200-meter individual medley, finishing behind Australian Emily Seebohm.
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Ariana Kukors competed in the 400-meter individual medley, where she finished sixth.
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At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, Ariana Kukors competed in one event, the 200-meter individual medley.
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Ariana Kukors was not able to defend her 2009 crown, and finished in third place behind Chinese Ye Shiwen, and Australian Alicia Coutts with a time of 2:09.12.
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Ariana Kukors officially announced her retirement from competition on September 26,2013.