Jonas Lars Persson (born 15 December 1983 in Malmö, Sweden) is an Olympic

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from

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. He swam for his homeland at the

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Biography

Persson was born 15 December 1983 in Slottstaden in Malmö, to Lars and Ingegerd Persson. In 2002, Jonas Persson won his first individual title in the Swedish Swimming Championships, on 200 m freestyle, after having won a silver in the

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earlier the same year. Persson swam and attended school at the USA's University of Arizona for two years (2004–06), and more recently was at the University of Tennessee (2006–09), where he majored in Marketing and International Business. At the 2008 European Championships, he swam the anchor leg of Sweden's winning 4×100 m freestyle relay; also on the relay were Marcus Piehl,

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and Petter Stymne. Persson also participated in the

2008 Summer Olympics 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 ...

for Sweden in the 100 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and the 4×100 medley relay. He finished 13th in the 100 m freestyle and 5th in the 4×100 freestyle relay, alongside Petter Stymne,

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and

. The medley relay team consisting of Simon Sjödin, Jonas Andersson, Frölander and Persson finished 11th in the prelims. Persson has been a key member of the Swedish 4 × 100 m freestyle relay teams during the late 2000s, but missed the

2009 World Aquatics Championships The 2009 World Aquatics Championships ( it, Campionati mondiali di nuoto 2009) or the XIII FINA World Championships were held in Rome, Italy from 18 July to 2 August 2009. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines ...

in Rome because of an injured shoulder. Persson was the assistant coach for the University of Utah Swimming & Diving Team until May 2016. Persson coached at the University of Toledo from 2016-2019 and is now the assistant coach at the University of Utah Persson was named head coach for the University of Utah Swimming and Dive Team in May 2022

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Persson, Jonas Swedish male freestyle swimmers 1983 births Living people Arizona Wildcats men's swimmers Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Sweden European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Malmö KK swimmers Tennessee Volunteers men's swimmers Utah Utes swimming coaches Toledo Rockets swimming coaches Sportspeople from Malmö 20th-century Swedish people 21st-century Swedish people