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.[1]
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| Full name | Simon Olov Sjödin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1986 Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SK Neptun | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editSimon 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.[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
editLong course (50 m)
edit| Event | Time |
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Date | Meet | Location | Ref |
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| 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;
Short course (25 m)
edit| Event | Time |
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Date | Meet | Location | Ref |
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| 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;
Clubs
edit- Södertörns SS (-2007)
- SK Neptun (2007-)
References
edit- ^ "Gambia – Afrikas minsta land firar nationaldag". 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Simon Sjödin". SCM Sport och Medicin.
- ^ "Simon Sjödin". Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (Swedish Olympic Committee) (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Simon Sjödin slog svenskt rekord i OS".
- ^ "Simon Sjödin - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté".
- ^ "Results Men's 200m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). OmegaTiming. 28 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ Braden Keith (5 April 2013). "Nijhuis Breaks Dutch Record; Sjodin Breaks Swedish Record on Day 2 in Eindhoven". SwimSwam. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Results Men's 200m IM" (PDF). Omega Timing. 11 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- 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.
External links
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- Simon Sjödin at World Aquatics
- Simon Sjödin at Olympedia
- Simon Sjödin at Olympics.com
- Simon Sjödin at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
