Simon Sjödin

Simon Sjödin
	Netanya 2015
Personal information
Full name	Simon Sjödin
National team	Sweden
Born	4 October 1986 (age 37); 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
Men's swimming
Representing Sweden
European Championships (LC)
European Championships (SC)

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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 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

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

References

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

External links

[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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v t e 2008 Sweden Olympic swimming team
Men's competitions	Jonas Andersson Lars Frölander Stefan Nystrand Jonas Persson Simon Sjödin Petter Stymne Christoffer Wikström
Women's competitions	Therese Alshammar Eva Berglund Gabriella Fagundez Petra Granlund Claire Hedenskog Joline Höstman Anna-Karin Kammerling Josefin Lillhage Ida Mattsson Sarah Sjöström Hanna Westrin