25-year-old Jelena Ječanski is now retired, but she was once dominant in the Serbian open water swimming community when she represented Vojvodina Novi Sad, competing in 56 races between 2011 and 2018 including 3 International Jarak-Šabac Marathon Swim, formally known as the Plivački maraton Jarak-Šabac.

• 2011 2 km Sremska Mitrovica, 1st place (overall category)
• 2011 2.5 km Bečej, 1st place (overall category)
• 2012 3 km National Championship Bačka Topola , 1st place (overall category)
• 2012 5 km National Championship Bačka Topola , 1st place (overall category)
• 2012 10 km National Championship Bačka Topola, 1st place (overall category)
• 2012 8 km Bečej–Novi Bečej, 1st place (overall category)
• 2013 2.5 km Winter League: round 1 2nd place, round 2 1st place, round 3 1st place, round 4 2nd place, round 5 1st place (overall category)
• 2012 Overall ranking: 1st place (overall category)
• 2012 SRB Open Cup Sombor – 1st place (overall category)
• 2012 Panonija, 1st place (overall category)
• 2012 3 km and 10 km National Championship Bačka Topola, 1st place (overall category)
• 2012 5 km Bečej, 1st place (overall category)
• 2012 3 km Kanjiža, 1st place (overall category)
• 2012 3 km Apatin, Danube Marathon, 1st place (overall category)
• 2012 7 km Novi Pazar, 1st place (overall category)
• 2012 3 km Krivaja, 1st place (overall category)
• 2012 8 km Bečej–Novi Bečej, 1st place (overall category)
• 2012 2 km Sremska Mitrovica, 1st place (overall category)
• 2012 Bezdan, 1st place (overall category)
• 2014 3.5 km Ada–Mol, 1st place (overall category)
• 2014 2 km Ilindanski Marathon, 1st place (overall category)
• 2014 Apatin, Danube Marathon, 1st place (overall category)
• 2014 Krivaja, 1st place (overall category)
• 2014 8 km Bečej–Novi Bečej, 1st place (overall category)
• 2015 National Championship Bačka Topola, 2nd place (overall 5 km category), 1st place (overall 10 km category)
• 2015 4 km Ada–Mol, 1st place (overall category)
• 2015 19 km Šabac Marathon, 1st place (overall category)
• 2015 FINA 10 km World Cup Balatonfüred (National Team), 28th place (overall category)
• 2015 Krivaja, 1st place (overall category)
• 2015 4 km Novi Pazar, 1st place (overall category)
• 2015 8 km Bečej–Novi Bečej, 1st place (overall category)
• 2015 Sremska Mitrovica, 1st place (overall category)
• 2015 4 km Bezdan, 1st place (overall category)
• 2016 5 km National Championship Bačka Topola, 1st place (overall category)
• 2016 3 km Belgrade Swimming Marathon, Ada Međica, 1st place (overall category)
• 2016 4 km Mol, 1st place (overall category)
• 2016 2 km Ovčar Kablar, 1st place (overall category)
• 2016 19 km Šabac Marathon, 2nd place (overall category)
• 2016 FINA 10 km World Cup Balatonfüred (National Team), 27th place (overall category)
• 2016 4.6 km Novi Pazar, 1st place (overall category)
• 2016 2 km Sremska Mitrovica, 1st place (overall category)
• 2016 8 km Bečej–Novi Bečej, 1st place (overall category)
• 2016 4 km Bezdan, 1st place (overall category)
• 2016 Overall season ranking: 3rd place (overall category)
• 2017 5 km National Championship Bačka Topola, 1st place (overall category)
• 2017 5 km Ada Međica, 1st place (overall category)
• 2017 5 km Novi Pazar, 1st place (overall category)
• 2017 FINA World Championships Balatonfüred, 5 km 44th place (overall category), 10 km 51st place (overall category)
• 2018 5 km Bileća, 1st place (overall category)
• 2018 10 km Brčko, 1st place (overall category)
• 2018 10 km Šabac Marathon, 1st place (overall category)
• 2018 7.5 km Kanjiža, 1st place (overall category)
• 2018 2.5 km Ada Međica, 1st place (overall category)
• 2018 2.5 km Ovčar Banja, 1st place (overall category)
• 2018 2.5 km Silver Lake, 1st place (overall category)
• 2018 6 km Uluslararası Su Sporları Festivali, International Water Sports Festival Istanbul, 1st place (overall category)

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