Ida Hulkko

{{Short description|Finnish swimmer (born 1998)}}

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|birth_place=Mikkeli, Finland{{cite web |title=Ida Hulkko |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1308800-hulkko-ida.htm |publisher=Tokyo 2020 |access-date=15 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815174143/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1308800-hulkko-ida.htm |archive-date=15 August 2021 |url-status=live}}

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{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}

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{{MedalCompetition|European Championships (LC)}}

{{MedalSilver|2020 Budapest|50 m breaststroke}}

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Ida Hulkko (born 12 December 1998) {{Cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/swimming/ida-hulkko_prs495381/person.shtml|title=Ida Hulkko - Player Profile - Swimming|website=Eurosport|access-date=2019-04-16}} is a Finnish swimmer specializing in the breaststroke. She competed at the 2017 European Short Course Swimming Championships,{{Cite web|url=https://www.swimrankings.net/index.php?page=meetDetail&meetId=605459&clubId=110|title=Swimrankings - LEN: European Short Course Championships, Copenhagen (DEN), 13 - 17 Dec 2017|website=www.swimrankings.net|access-date=2019-04-16}} as well as the 2018 European Aquatics Championships, placing 5th in the 50m breaststroke finals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swimrankings.net/index.php?page=meetDetail&meetId=610250&clubId=110|title=Swimrankings - LEN: European Championships, Glasgow (GBR), 3 - 9 Aug 2018|website=www.swimrankings.net|access-date=2019-04-16}} She swam at the 2018 FINA Short Course Championships, reaching the final in the 50m breaststroke.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swimrankings.net/index.php?page=meetDetail&meetId=612544&clubId=110|title=Swimrankings - FINA: 14th World Short Course Championships, Hangzhou (CHN), 11 - 16 Dec 2018|website=www.swimrankings.net|access-date=2019-04-16}}

She also swam for the Florida State Seminoles of NCAA Division I.{{Cite web|url=https://seminoles.com/sports/w-swimming-diving/roster/ida-hulkko/|title=Ida Hulkko|date=2018-08-27|website=Florida State Seminoles|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-16}} Hulkko announced she would redshirt the 2019-20 collegiate season in order to train for Tokyo.{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/florida-states-ida-hulkko-to-redshirt-focus-on-training-for-tokyo/|title=Florida State's Ida Hulkko To Redshirt, Focus on Training for Tokyo|date=2019-03-27|website=SwimSwam|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-07}} In May 2020, Hulkko announced she would not be returning to swim for the Seminoles.{{Cite web|date=2020-05-28|title=Freshman All-American Ida Hulkko Not Returning To Florida State After Gap Year|url=https://swimswam.com/freshman-all-american-ida-hulkko-not-returning-to-florida-state-after-gap-year/|access-date=2020-09-05|website=SwimSwam|language=en-US}}

In 2021, Hulkko won silver in the 50 metre breaststroke at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, setting a national record in the process. She qualified to represent Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title=Tokio 2020: Suomen joukkueen olympiapaikat, karsintojen aikataulut ja kisoihin valitut urheilijat|url=https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/mita-on-tapahtunut-suomi-saamassa-massiivisen-yleisurheilujoukkueen-tokioon-katso-eri-lajien-kisapaikkojen-tilanne/8094618|access-date=2021-04-11|website=mtvuutiset.fi|language=fi}} At the games, Hulkko progressed to the semi-finals in the Women's 100 metre breaststroke after setting a national record in her heat.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-09|title=RECAP: 2020 Olympic Games|url=https://seminoles.com/recap-2020-olympic-games/|access-date=2021-10-30|website=Florida State Seminoles|language=en-US}} In 2024, Hulkko competed in the Summer Olympics in Paris, once again competing in the 100 metre breastroke. She finished 26th in the heats and did not advance.

Hulkko is the daughter of Finnish Army general Petri Hulkko.{{Cite web|date=2018-07-31|title=Uimari Ida Hulkko tavoittelee säntillisesti armeijauraa komentajaisä esikuvanaan|url=https://www.aamulehti.fi/urheilu/art-2000007307079.html|access-date=2021-01-09|website=Aamulehti|language=fi}} She got engaged to Turkish swimmer {{ill|Metin Aydın (swimmer)|tr|Metin Aydın (yüzücü)|lt=Metin Aydın}} in 2024.{{Cite web |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/muutlajit/a/fa9f536a-40a0-4b28-ba15-7e34d1e55376 |title=Ida Hulkko ja Metin-rakas: Kihlat |last=Kuisma |first=Lassi |date=8 September 2024 |website=Iltalehti |language=fi |access-date=9 September 2024}}