Ariana Kukors
Swimmer
American swimmer who won gold at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships. There, she set a world record in the 200m individual relay event.
She swam at the University of Washington but moved to California after the university's swim teams were disbanded due to budget cuts.
She retired from swimming in 2013 and began writing for the website Actively Northwest.
Her sister, Emily, swam competitively for Auburn University. Her other sister, Mattie, swam for the University of Michigan and Arizona State University.
She finished behind China's Ye Shiwen in the 200m individual medley at the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships.