Simon Sjödin | |
Fullname: | Simon Sjödin |
Strokes: | Butterfly, medley |
Club: | SK Neptun |
Birth Date: | 4 October 1986 |
Birth Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
Height: | 1.92 m |
Weight: | 85 kg |
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]
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]