Talk:Aleksa Gold

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{{Short description|Estonian swimmer (born 2000)}}
{{Infobox swimmer
| name            = Aleksa Gold
| nationality     = [[Estonia]]n
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|2000|1|3|df=y}}
| strokes         = [[Freestyle swimming|Freestyle]], [[backstroke]], [[individual medley]]
| club            =
| collegeteam     = [[Toronto Varsity Blues]]
| years_active    = 2016–2024
}}

'''Aleksa Gold''' (born 3 January 2000) is a former [[Estonia]]n competitive swimmer and Estonian national record holder.<ref name="err2019"/><ref name="swimswam">{{cite web |title=University of Toronto's Aleksa Gold Breaks Estonian Record in 200 IM |url=https://swimswam.com/university-of-torontos-aleksa-gold-breaks-estonian-record-in-200-im/ |publisher=SwimSwam}}</ref> She finished 15th in the [[200 metre backstroke]] at the [[2022 World Aquatics Championships]]<ref name="wc2022">{{cite web |title=Aleksa Gold |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1133154/aleksa-gold |publisher=World Aquatics}}</ref> and reached the final of the mixed 4×50 metre medley relay at the [[2023 European Short Course Swimming Championships]], finishing 6th.<ref name="wc2022"/> She was named the [[University of Toronto]]'s Women's Athlete of the Year in 2022.<ref name="uoft2022"/>

== Swimming career ==
=== International ===
Gold represented Estonia from 2016 to 2024. Her main international championships and best placings were:<ref name="wc2022"/>
* [[Swimming at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics|2018 Summer Youth Olympics]] – 14th, 200 metre backstroke<ref name="yog2018">{{cite web |title=Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018 – Results |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/competitions/143/youth-olympic-games-buenos-aires-2018/results?disciplines=&event=94c63099-0e73-4396-a4f5-86acd6467470&unit=heats-summary |publisher=World Aquatics}}</ref>
* [[European Aquatics Championships]] – 2018: 13th, 4×100 metre freestyle relay<ref name="ec2018">{{cite web |title=European Championships Glasgow 2018 – Swimming Results |url=https://glasgow2018.microplustiming.com/indexGlasgow2018_web.php |publisher=Microplus Timing}}</ref>; 2021: 16th, 200 metre backstroke<ref name="ec2021">{{cite web |title=2021 European Aquatics Championships (50m) |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/competitions/1492/european-championships-2021 |publisher=World Aquatics}}</ref>; 2022: 12th, mixed 4×100 metre medley relay<ref name="ec2022">{{cite web |title=European Championships Roma 2022 – Swimming Results |url=https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/indexRoma2022_web.php |publisher=Microplus Timing}}</ref>; 2024: 9th, 50 metre freestyle<ref name="ec2024">{{cite web |title=European Aquatics Championships 2024 – Live Results |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/2024/european-aquatics-championships-swm-live-results |publisher=Omega Timing}}</ref>
* [[2023 European Short Course Swimming Championships|European Short Course Championships]] – 2023: 6th, mixed 4×50 metre medley relay (final)<ref name="sc2023">{{cite web |title=LEN Short Course European Championships 2023 – Live Results |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/2023/len-short-course-european-championships-live-results |publisher=Omega Timing}}</ref>
* [[World Aquatics Championships]] – 2019: 21st, mixed 4×100 metre medley relay<ref name="wc2019">{{cite web |title=18th FINA World Championships 2019 |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/competitions/95/18th-fina-world-championships-2019 |publisher=World Aquatics}}</ref>; 2022: 15th, 200 metre backstroke<ref name="wch2022">{{cite web |title=19th FINA World Championships 2022 – Live Results |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/2022/19th-fina-world-championships-sw-live-results |publisher=Omega Timing}}</ref>; 2023: 19th, mixed 4×100 metre medley relay<ref name="wch2023">{{cite web |title=World Aquatics Championships 2023 – Live Results |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/2023/world-aquatics-championships-sw-live-results |publisher=Omega Timing}}</ref>

She is a multiple-time Estonian national champion and has set more than 20 Estonian national records.

=== University ===
Gold swam for the [[Toronto Varsity Blues]] at the [[University of Toronto]], where she served as team captain{{citation needed|date=October 2026}} and won multiple [[U Sports]] national titles.<ref name="uoft2023">{{cite web |title=Women's Swimming Repeats as National Champions |url=https://varsityblues.ca/news/2023/2/26/swimming-womens-swimming-repeats-as-national-champions.aspx |publisher=University of Toronto Athletics |date=26 February 2023}}</ref> She was named the university's Women's Athlete of the Year in 2022<ref name="uoft2022">{{cite web |title=Akinduro and Gold Headline Major Award Winners |url=https://varsityblues.ca/news/2022/4/9/akinduro-and-gold-headline-major-award-winners.aspx |publisher=University of Toronto Athletics |date=9 April 2022}}</ref> and [[Ontario University Athletics]] Swimmer of the Year.<ref name="oua">{{cite web |title=Swimming Awards |url=https://oua.ca/awards/sport_awards/swimming |publisher=Ontario University Athletics}}</ref>

== Later career ==
After retiring from competitive swimming, Gold worked in [[investment banking]] in [[Zurich]].{{citation needed|date=October 2026}}

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="err2019">{{cite web |title=Aleksa Gold püstitas Kanada ülikoolide meistrivõistlustel Eesti rekordi |publisher=Delfi |access-date=23 July 2019}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* {{World Aquatics|1133154}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{InterSportStats|}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gold, Aleksa}}
[[Category:2000 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Estonian female swimmers]]
[[Category:Estonian female freestyle swimmers]]
[[Category:Female backstroke swimmers]]
[[Category:Toronto Varsity Blues swimmers]]
[[Category:University of Toronto alumni]]

Amg244 (talk) 08:21, 3 October 2026 (UTC)