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Swedish swimmer

Simon Sjödin
Netanya 2015
Personal information
Full nameSimon Olov Sjödin
National team Sweden
Born (1986-10-04) 4 October 1986 (age 38)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, medley
ClubSK Neptun
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Sweden
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Eindhoven 4×100 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2013 Herning 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Netanya 200 m butterfly

Simon Olov Sjödin (born 4 October 1986) is a Swedish competitive swimmer who represented Sweden at both the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2016 Olympic Games. He is of Gambian descent.

Biography

Simon Sjödin was born on 4 October 1986 into parents Kristina and Omar.

Sjödin won his first Swedish Swimming Championships title in 2005, when he won the 200 meter butterfly.

In 2007, he changed swim club from Södertörns SS to SK Neptun.

In 2008, Simon Sjödin competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics representing Sweden. He finished 26th in the 200 m butterfly and 11th with the Swedish team in the 4 × 100 m medley relay.

In 2016, he competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics having qualified to swim both 200 m butterfly and 200 m individual medley. Simon reached the semi-final in 200 m butterfly with a time of 1.56.46 beating the Swedish national record in the process. In the semi-final he ended up at 6th place in his heat and ranked 13th overall.

Personal bests

Long course (50 m)

Event Time


Date Meet Location Ref
100 m backstroke 55.27 NR (rh) 15 Aug 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China
200 m backstroke 2:02.19 NR 1 Jul 2009 Swedish Championships Linköping, Sweden
100 m butterfly 52.27 (h) 31 Jul 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
200 m butterfly 1:57.01 NR (h) 28 Jul 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
200 m individual medley 1:59.16 NR 5 Apr 2013 2013 Eindhoven Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands
400 m individual medley 4:21.52 NR 25 Mar 2010 Amsterdam Swim Cup Amsterdam, Netherlands
Legend: WR – World record; ER – European record; NR – Swedish record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Short course (25 m)

Event Time


Date Meet Location Ref
200 m backstroke 1:58.52 23 Nov 2007 Swedish SC Championships Jönköping, Sweden
100 m butterfly 52.66 18 Oct 2008 World Cup Durban, South Africa
200 m butterfly 1:52.90 NR (h) 10 Nov 2009 World Cup Stockholm, Sweden
200 m individual medley 1:55.72 NR 11 Nov 2009 World Cup Stockholm, Sweden
400 m individual medley 4:13.08 30 Nov 2008 Swedish SC Championships Stockholm, Sweden
Legend: WR – World record; ER – European record; NR – Swedish record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Clubs

References

  1. "Gambia – Afrikas minsta land firar nationaldag". 17 February 2021.
  2. "Simon Sjödin". SCM Sport och Medicin.
  3. "Simon Sjödin". Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (Swedish Olympic Committee) (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  4. "Simon Sjödin slog svenskt rekord i OS".
  5. "Simon Sjödin - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté".
  6. "Results Men's 200m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). OmegaTiming. 28 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  7. Braden Keith (5 April 2013). "Nijhuis Breaks Dutch Record; Sjodin Breaks Swedish Record on Day 2 in Eindhoven". SwimSwam. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  8. "Results Men's 200m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  9. "Results Men's 200m IM" (PDF). Omega Timing. 11 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.

External links

2008 Sweden Olympic swimming team
Men's competitions
Women's competitions
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