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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Simon Sjödin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1986 Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SK Neptun | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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 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 | [6] |
| 200 m individual medley | 1:59.16 | NR | 5 Apr 2013 | 2013 Eindhoven Cup | Eindhoven, Netherlands | [7] |
| 400 m individual medley | 4:21.52 | NR | 25 Mar 2010 | Amsterdam Swim Cup | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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 | [8] |
| 200 m individual medley | 1:55.72 | NR | 11 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden | [9] |
| 400 m individual medley | 4:13.08 | 30 Nov 2008 | Swedish SC Championships | Stockholm, Sweden |
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
- Södertörns SS (-2007)
- SK Neptun (2007-)
References
- ^ http://kultursmakarna.se/2018/02/18/gambia-afrikas-minsta-land/
- ^ "Simon Sjödin". SCM Sport och Medicin.
- ^ "Simon Sjödin". Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (Swedish Olympic Committee) (in Swedish). Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ^ http://www.expressen.se/sport/os2016/simon-sjodin-slog-svenskt-rekord-i-os/
- ^ http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/s/simon-sjodin.html
- ^ "Results Men's 200m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). OmegaTiming. 2009-07-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-08-06. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ Braden Keith (2013-04-05). "Nijhuis Breaks Dutch Record; Sjodin Breaks Swedish Record on Day 2 in Eindhoven". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Results Men's 200m IM" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2009-11-11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-22. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Simon Sjödin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2010.