Jana Pechanová

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Jana Pechanová (born 1981) is a two-time Olympic marathon swimmer from the Czech Republic and one of the world's fastest open water swimmers. She is ranked in the 2011 FINA World Cup Rankings and has won her nation's national open water swimming championship, including the Czech Cup, several times.

2011 FINA World Championships

Jana placed seventh (2:02:13.8) in the 2011 FINA World Championships in the 10K in Shanghai, China which qualified her for the 2012 Olympic Games in London in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she finished eigth in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim.

She is part of the growing number of women who compete in open water swimming events worldwide:

Predictions about FINA World Championships