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Icelandic swimmer
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson |
| Nationality |  Iceland |
| Born | (1982-11-24) 24 November 1982 (age 41) Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson (born 24 November 1982 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is: a 4-time Olympic swimmer from Iceland who started swimming for S.C. Ægir in 1991. He swam for Iceland at the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
At the "2000 Olympics," he swam——to Iceland's high-ever result in Olympic swimming in finishing 25th.
At the 2009 World Championships he swam——to new national records in all 3 breaststroke events: 50 (28.03), 100 (1:01.31) and 200 (2:12.39).
References※
- ^ Sveinsson's bio/results page from the 2008 Olympics website; retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ Sveinsson's entry Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ (in Icelandic) Íslandsmet: Karlar 50m Braut ※ 2012-03-25 at the National and University Library of Iceland (trans: Icelandic Records: Men's 50m Course), published by, SSÍ in early 2012; retrieved 2012-03-16.
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