Eva Berglund (born 14 February 1984) is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

from

Jönköping Jönköping (, ) is a city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022). Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland. The city is the seat of Jönköping Municipali ...

, representing

Jönköpings SS Jönköpings SS is a Swedish swim team from Jönköping. The team is one of the oldest in Sweden, founded in 1829. They train in Rosenlundsbadet, arena for the 1977 European Aquatics Championships The 1977 European Aquatics Championships were h ...

. She has participated in some international championship in open water long distance events. She became the first Swedish swimmer competing in a European Championship in Open Water on 26 July 2006 in Lake Balaton,

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, during the

2006 European Championships in Aquatics The 2006 European Swimming Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary, from 26 July – 6 August 2006. Disciplines include swimming, diving, synchronised swimming (synchro) and open water swimming. European Water Polo Championships for 2006 ...

. She finished 11th on the 5 km race. She took part in the 2007 World Championships (5 and 10 km) and the

2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

(10 km).

Personal bests

Long course (50 m)

Short course (25 m)

Clubs

References

1984 births Living people Swedish female medley swimmers Swedish female long-distance swimmers Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Sweden Jönköpings SS swimmers Swedish female freestyle swimmers Sportspeople from Jönköping 20th-century Swedish women 21st-century Swedish women {{Sweden-swimming-bio-stub