# Lana Pudar

Lana Pudar (Serbian Cyrillic: Лана Пудар; born 19 January 2006) is a Bosnian competitive swimmer specializing in the butterfly events. She won the gold medal in the women's 200 m butterfly and a bronze medal in the women's 100 m butterfly at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, and a bronze in the women's 200 m butterfly at the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships. She competed at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.
Pudar is the national record holder in all six butterfly events, and a Mediterranean Games record holder in the 100 m women's butterfly event.

## Career

In 2021, at the European Junior Championships, Pudar won the gold medal in the 100 m butterfly and silver medals in the 50 m butterfly and 200 m butterfly.
As the second youngest swimmer at the 2020 Summer Olympics, she finished 19th in the women's 100 metre butterfly.
At the 2021 FINA Short Course World Swimming Championships, Pudar won bronze in the 200 m butterfly and brought Bosnia and Herzegovina its first ever senior international swimming medal. At the 2022 European Aquatics Championships held in Rome, Pudar won gold in the 200 m butterfly and bronze in the 100 m butterfly, breaking national records in both finals.

## Results
### Individual
#### Long course

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Bosnia and Herzegovina ||||||
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 19th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 58.32 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 29th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 27.14 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 8th | 100 m butterfly | 58.44 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 6th | 200 m butterfly | 2:07.58 |
| 2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 5th | 50 m butterfly | 26.77 |
| 2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 1st | 100 m butterfly | 57.55 GR |
| 2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 1st | 200 m butterfly | 2:09.18 |
| 2022 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 10th (sf) | 50 m butterfly | 26.56 |
| 2022 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 3rd | 100 m butterfly | 57.27 NR |
| 2022 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 1st | 200 m butterfly | 2:06.81 NR |
| 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 10th (sf) | 100 m butterfly | 57.34 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 4th | 200 m butterfly | 2:07.05 |
| 2024 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | 200 m butterfly | 2:07.92 |
| 2024 | European Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 8th | 100 m butterfly | 59.01 |
| 2024 | European Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 2nd | 200 m butterfly | 2:08.15 |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 17th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 57.97 |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 12th (sf) | 200 m butterfly | 2:08.74 |

#### Short course

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Bosnia and Herzegovina ||||||
| 2021 | European Championships | Kazan, Russia | 15th (sf) | 50 m butterfly | 26.40 |
| 2021 | European Championships | Kazan, Russia | 6th | 100 m butterfly | 56.78 |
| 2021 | European Championships | Kazan, Russia | 5th | 200 m butterfly | 2:05.89 |
| 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 23rd (h) | 50 m butterfly | 26.37 |
| 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 7th | 100 m butterfly | 56.51 |
| 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 3rd | 200 m butterfly | 2:04.88 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | 33rd (h) | 100 m freestyle | 54.76 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | 10th (sf) | 100 m butterfly | 56.71 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | 5th | 200 m butterfly | 2:05.23 |
| 2023 | European Championships | Otopeni, Romania | 6th | 100 m butterfly | 56.91 |
| 2023 | European Championships | Otopeni, Romania | 3rd | 200 m butterfly | 2:04.55 EJR |

## Personal bests

| Event | Result | SP | Competition | Venue | Date |
| Long course ||||||
| 50 m Butterfly | 26.10 NR | 820 | Junior European Championships | Belgrade | 9 July 2023 |
| 100 m Butterfly | 56.95 NR | 924 | Junior European Championships | Belgrade | 7 July 2023 |
| 200 m Butterfly | 2:06.26 NR | 897 | Junior European Championships | Belgrade | 8 July 2023 |
| Short course ||||||
| 400 m Freestyle | 4:10.83 NR | 811 | Mladost Grand Prix | Zagreb | 13 November 2022 |
| 50 m Butterfly | 26.09 NR | 815 | FINA World Cup | Kazan | 29 October 2021 |
| 100 m Butterfly | 56.28 NR | 912 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi | 20 December 2021 |
| 200 m Butterfly | 2:04.55 NR | 886 | European Championships | Otopeni | 7 December 2023 |
* This list only includes times above 800 Swimming points.

## Personal life

Lana is the daughter of former footballer Velibor Pudar.