Simon Sjödin

Simon Sjödin

Netanya 2015
Personal information
Full name	Simon Olov Sjödin
Nickname(s)	"Samba"
National team	Sweden
Born	4 October 1986 Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, medley
Club	SK Neptun
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for Sweden European Championships (LC) 2008 Eindhoven 4×100 m medley European Championships (SC) 2013 Herning 200 m medley 2015 Netanya 200 m butterfly

Simon Olov Sjödin (born 4 October 1986) is a Swedish competitive swimmer who represented Sweden at the 2008 Olympic Games.

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 m butterfly.^[1]

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.^[2]

Simon Sjödin's older brother Samba Sjödin is also a swimmer, and has won several Swedish Swimming Championships medals.

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	[3]
200 m individual medley	1:59.16	NR	5 Apr 2013	2013 Eindhoven Cup	Eindhoven, Netherlands	[4]
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	[5]
200 m individual medley	1:55.72	NR	11 Nov 2009	World Cup	Stockholm, Sweden	[6]
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

• Södertörns SS (-2007)
• SK Neptun (2007-)

References

1. http://www.scmsom.se/swimmers/Simon%20Sjodin%20Swedish%20champion.htm
2. http://www.sok.se/5.5d09a8ae11df595f9ca80007329.html
3. "Results Men's 200m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). OmegaTiming. 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
4. Braden Keith (2013-04-05). "Nijhuis Breaks Dutch Record; Sjodin Breaks Swedish Record on Day 2 in Eindhoven". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
5. "Results Men's 200m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
6. "Results Men's 200m IM" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2009-11-11.

• "Simon Sjödin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 May 2010.

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