Emilia Pikkarainen

Emilia Pikkarainen (born 11 October 1992) is a Finnish swimmer. She holds the Finnish record in 50 metres butterfly (26.90), 100 metres butterfly (59.02), 200 metres butterfly (2:10.89), and 200 metres individual medley (2:14.23).^{[citation needed]}

Emilia Pikkarainen

Personal information
Birth name	Emilia Pikkarainen
National team	Finland
Born	(1992-10-11) 11 October 1992 (age 31) Vantaa, Finland
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly
Medal record Women's Swimming Representing  Finland European Championships (LC) 2016 London 4×100 m medley European Championships (SC) 2012 Chartres 4x50 m freestyle 2010 Eindhoven 4x50 m freestyle

Born in Vantaa,^[1] Pikkarainen took part in the 2008 Olympics, aged 15, she competed in the 100 m butterfly and swam 1:02.31, ranking 46th.^[2][3] In the 2012 Olympics she competed in the 100 and 200 metres butterfly and the 200 metres individual medley.^[1][3] In the 2016 Olympics she competed as part of the Finnish team in the 4 × 100 metre medley relay.^[4]

She had been in a relationship with Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas since 2010.^[5] The couple married in September 2016 at St. John's Church, Helsinki.^[6] On 28 November 2019, Valtteri Bottas announced their separation and divorce, citing "challenges my career and life situation bring".^[7][8]

References

1. "Emilia Pikkarainen". BBC Sport – Olympics 2012.
2. . MTV3. 9 August 2008. Archived from the original on 23 August 2008.
3. . Sports Reference – Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
4. . Rio2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
5. Benson, Andrew (16 March 2014). "Valtteri Bottas of Williams aims to be next Flying Finn". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
6. [Emilia Pikkarainen and Valtteri Bottas published romance-exuding wedding photos – Emilia changed her last name]. MTV3 (in Finnish). 11 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
7. "Valtteri Bottas on Instagram: "Unfortunately I have to share you the news that the marriage between Emilia and myself has come to an end. Our ways have split because of…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
8. "Emilia Bottas on historiaa – ex-uimari otti avioeron jälkeen tyttönimensä takaisin – Emilia changes name back to Pikkarainen". MTV-Uutiset. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.