Sanja Jovanović (born 15 September 1986 in Dubrovnik) is a female backstroke swimmer from Croatia, who made her Olympic debut for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she competed in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke, where she finished in 17th and 13th position. On 13 April 2008 she broke the world record in 50 meters backstroke on European Short Course Swimming Championships, improving her record set on 15 December 2007. She has a twin sister and two other sisters, and lives in suburb of Dubrovnik called Mokošica. Olympic results At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey she won the gold medal in 50 meters backstroke (28:48) World records See also World record progression 50 metres backstroke References External links 1986 births Living people Croatian female backstroke swimmers Croatian female butterfly swimmers Croatian female swimmers Olympic swimmers of Croatia Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Dubrovnik World record setters in swimming Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Croatia Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Croatia Swimmers at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Swimmers at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Swimmers at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Swimmers at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming 21st-century Croatian women