Simon Sjödin

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Simon Sjödin
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Netanya 2015
Personal information
Full nameSimon Sjödin
National team Sweden
Born (1986-10-04) 4 October 1986 (age 35)
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 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 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[]

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
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 [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
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 2016-08-08.
  4. ^ "Simon Sjödin slog svenskt rekord i OS".
  5. ^ "Simon Sjödin - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté".
  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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