Ida Marko-Varga

Who is Ida Marko-Varga?

Ida Marko-Varga is a Swedish swimmer. She represents SK Triton.

Marko-Varga was an early prospect, winning two individual freestyle titles at the 1998 Swedish Swimming Championships at the age of 13. The winning marks were 2:03.95 on 200 m freestyle and 4:21.41 on the 400 m freestyle. She won all the five titles she contested for in the Swedish Youth Championships the same summer, despite the fact she was one year younger than the other in her age group. At the Swedish Youth Short Course Championships she won six individual titles and two relay medals, still being one year younger.

She won a bronze medal in the 200 metre freestyle event at the 2000 European Junior Swimming Championships, behind Irina Oufimtseva and Eva Risztov.

At the Athens 2004 Olympic Games she swam in the 4×200 m freestyle relay, finishing 8th in the final.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics she competed in individually 200 m freestyle and in the 4×100 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle. She finished 16th individually and 8th with 4×200 relay team. The 4×100 m freestyle team didn't make the finals finishing 11th in the prelims.