Mina Kaljevic

Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Plivacki Klub 11 April Beograd
Hometown:
Belgrade, Serbia

Career Notes

Ranks thirteenth in school history for the 100 free (49.24)

Honors and Awards:

2025 Academic All-Big Ten honoree
2x winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at 2024 and 2025 team banquets
Named Hardest Worker at 2025 team banquet
2025 CSCAA Spring Scholar All-American Second Team

2024-25 Sophomore Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree ...won Outstanding Student-Athlete Award for a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher and Hardest Worker at team banquet ... Big Tens: seventh in the 800 free relay (7:05.28), 21st in 200 free (1:47.53) ... Purdue/Northwestern Tri-Dual: first in 800 free relay (7:07.48), second in 200 free (1:46.73), second in 200 free relay (1:29.55), third in 100 free (49.46), and first in 400 free relay (3:16.61) ... Arizona Dual: second in 200 free (1:48.32), fourth in 100 free (50.41), second in 200 free relay (1:30.63) ... Arizona State Dual: sixth in 200 medley relay (1:42.48), fifth in 200 free (1:48.84), third in 100 free (50.58),and second in 400 free relay (3:22.02) ... Minnesota Invite: second in 800 free relay (7:08.73), 16th in 50 free (23.21), second in 200 free relay (1:30.09), third in 200 free (1:46.50), fourth in 100 free (49.48), second in 400 free relay (3:17.95) ... Iowa Dual: first in 400 medley relay (3:45.23), third in 50 free (23.81), first in 100 fly (55.83), and 200 free relay (1:33.35) ... Wisconsin Dual: fourth in 200 free (1:46.66) and 100 free (49.67), third in 400 free relay (3:19.30) ... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: first in 200 medley relay (1:43.43), 50 free (23.87), 100 fly (56.05), and 400 free relay (3:28.74) ... Army Dual: first in 200 free (1:47.39), second in 100 free (49.85), first in 400 free relay (3:19.45) ... South Dakota/Nebraska Tri-Dual: first in 200 medley relay (1:42.65), 200 free (1:50.71), and 400 free relay (3:24.46), second in 100 free (51.22)

2023-24 Freshman Season: Winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at team banquet... Big Tens: finished 15th in the 200 free (1:47.55), 22nd in the 100 free (49.85) and 28th in the 50 free (23.00); member of the 200 free relay (6th - 1:30.55), 400 free relay (6th - 3:17.69) and 800 free relay (6th - 7:10.32)... Purdue/Iowa/Northwestern Quad-Dual: placed second in the 200 free (1:47.38) and third in the 100 free (49.81)... Pitt Dual: won the 200 free (1:50.25) and got third in the 100 free (51.19)... Tampa Dual: finished second in both the 50 free (24.52) and 100 free (52.75)... Minnesota Invite: finished ninth in the 100 free (49.57) and 11th in the 100 fly (53.89)... Wisconsin Dual: captured second in the 100 free (50.25) and third in the 200 free (1:50.93)... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: won the 50 free (23.35) and got second in the 100 fly (55.73)... SMU Dual: placed second in the 200 free (1:51.76) and got third in both the 50 free (23.94) and 100 free (50.92)... Nebraska/South Dakota Tri-Dual: made collegiate debut with two third-place finishes in the 100 fly (55.78) and 50 free (23.92)

High School: Attended the International School in Belgrade, Serbia • swam at the 11th April Swimming Club • holds club records in the 50m and 100m freestyle and butterfly • competed at the European Junior Swimming Championships in 2022 and 2023, World Junior Swimming Championships in 2022 and European U23 Swimming Championships in 2023.

Personal: Daughter of Bojan and Ivana Kaljevic • has a fraternal twin sister, Anja, who is one minute older and is also a member of the Gopher swim team • hobbies include hiking with family, stargazing, watching sunsets, reading horror fiction and watching nostalgic movies with her sister.

Why Minnesota? I chose Minnesota because I immediately felt a connection with the coaches even though my recruiting process was entirely online. I admire their team culture as well as the academic opportunities this school provides.