Simon Sjödin

Simon 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.[1]

Simon Sjödin
Netanya 2015
Personal information
Full nameSimon Sjödin
National team Sweden
Born (1986-10-04) 4 October 1986
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, medley
ClubSK Neptun

Biography

Simon Sjödin was born 4 October 1986 in, to parents Kristina and Omar.

Sjödin won his first Swedish Swimming Championships title in 2005, when he won the 200 meter butterfly.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4] In the semi-final he ended up at 6th place in his heat and ranked 13th overall.[5]

Personal bests

Long course (50 m)
Event Time Date Meet Location Ref
100 m backstroke 55.27 NR (rh) 15 Aug 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China
200 m backstroke 2:02.19 NR 1 Jul 2009Swedish Championships Linköping, Sweden
100 m butterfly 52.27 (h) 31 Jul 2009World Championships Rome, Italy
200 m butterfly 1:57.01 NR (h) 28 Jul 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [6]
200 m individual medley 1:59.16 NR 5 Apr 20132013 Eindhoven Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [7]
400 m individual medley 4:21.52 NR 25 Mar 2010Amsterdam 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 2007Swedish SC Championships Jönköping, Sweden
100 m butterfly 52.66 18 Oct 2008World Cup Durban, South Africa
200 m butterfly 1:52.90 NR (h) 10 Nov 2009World Cup Stockholm, Sweden [8]
200 m individual medley 1:55.72 NR 11 Nov 2009World Cup Stockholm, Sweden [9]
400 m individual medley 4:13.08 30 Nov 2008Swedish 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. http://kultursmakarna.se/2018/02/18/gambia-afrikas-minsta-land/
  2. "Simon Sjödin". SCM Sport och Medicin.
  3. "Simon Sjödin". Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (Swedish Olympic Committee) (in Swedish). Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  4. http://www.expressen.se/sport/os2016/simon-sjodin-slog-svenskt-rekord-i-os/
  5. http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/s/simon-sjodin.html
  6. "Results Men's 200m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). OmegaTiming. 2009-07-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-08-06. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  7. Braden Keith (2013-04-05). "Nijhuis Breaks Dutch Record; Sjodin Breaks Swedish Record on Day 2 in Eindhoven". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
  8. "Results Men's 200m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2009-11-10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-22. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  9. "Results Men's 200m IM" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2009-11-11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-22. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
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