Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson

Jakob Sveinsson
Personal information
Full name Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson
Nationality  Iceland
Born (1982-11-24) November 24, 1982
Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke

Jakob Sveinsson (born November 24, 1982 in Reykjavík, Iceland)[1] 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.[2]

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).[3]

References

  1. ↑ Sveinsson's bio/results page from the 2008 Olympics website; retrieved 2009-07-29.
  2. ↑ Sveinsson's entry from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-29.
  3. ↑ (Icelandic) Íslandsmet: Karlar 50m Braut (trans: Icelandic Records: Men's 50m Course), published by SSÍ in early 2012; retrieved 2012-03-16.
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