Jennie Caroline Eleonore Johansson (born 15 June 1988) is a Swedish former Olympic
swimmer and former
European record holder in 4 × 100 metre medley relay, who competed at the
2012
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and
2016 Summer Olympics.
Johansson has represented
Upsala SS and
SK Neptun
SK Neptun, ''Simklubben Neptun'', Swedish swim team from Stockholm founded October 12, 1906 by members from Stockholms KK. Home pool is Eriksdalsbadet in Stockholm. The club practises swimming, diving, water polo, synchronized swimming and mas ...
.
Career
Johansson competed for Sweden at the
2012 Summer Olympics. She won gold in the 50 metre breaststroke at the
2015 World Aquatics Championships
The 16th FINA World Championships (russian: Чемпионат мира по водным видам спорта 2015), also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia hosted this event for the first time. T ...
in Kazan, Russia.
Jennie Johansson competed in
2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where she participated in the 100 m breaststroke and 4 × 100 m medley relay events, but she did not reach the finals.
In November 2016, it was revealed that Jennie Johansson and fellow Swedish swimmer
Michelle Coleman
Michelle Coleman (born 31 October 1993) is a Swedish competitive swimmer specialized in the sprint freestyle and backstroke events. She is the current Swedish national record holder in the 100 meter backstroke (short cou ...
had been barred from participating in international events representing Sweden, due to disciplinary reasons. They were still entitled to use national team training facilities.
In March 2017, Jennie Johansson competed in the Edinburgh International Swim Meet and won the 100 m breaststroke event with a time of 1:07.43. She also won the 50 m breaststroke silver with a time of 31.30.
Jennie Johansson competed in the 2017 Stockholm Swim Cup in the 50 m breaststroke event which she won the prelims with a time of 30.39, setting a world lead. In the finals she clocked a time of 30.57 and won gold medal in
Eriksdalsbadet
Eriksdalsbadet is the biggest swimming centre in Stockholm, Sweden The outdoor pool was built for the 1962 European Aquatics Championships. The new ''Eriksdalsbadet'' was built 1999 and was designed by architect Björn Thynberger.
Facilities
It ...
. In the 100 m breaststroke event, she won the first place with a time of 1:06.30 which is a new
Swedish record and personal best.
Johansson publicly announced her retirement from the sport in March 2018.
References
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Swedish female breaststroke swimmers
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic swimmers for Sweden
1988 births
Living people
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Upsala Simsällskap swimmers
SK Neptun swimmers
World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming