Stefan Nystrand (born 20 October 1981 in
Haninge
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Haninge Municipality was formed in 1971 when ''Västerhaninge'' and ''Öst ...
) is a
freestyle swimmer from
Sweden.
Biography
His father Sture Nystrand is a
Swede and his mother Smiljana Kokeza is a
Croat
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from
Split
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Arts, entertai ...
.
Nystrand, a short course (25 m) specialist, has won five individual medals in the
FINA Short Course World Championships, and captured his first medal (silver) in long course (50 m) in the 100 m freestyle at the
2006 European Aquatics Championships
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in
Budapest
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, behind
Filippo Magnini
Filippo Magnini (; born 2 February 1982) is an Italian retired competitive swimmer who was twice 100 metres freestyle World champion and three times European champion at that distance.
Biography
Magnini was born in Pesaro, Marche.
As a yout ...
of
Italy
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. The following year he won a bronze medal at the
2007 World Aquatics Championships in
Melbourne
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at the 50 m freestyle, with a new national record of 21.97.
After breaking the 48 second barrier in the 100 m freestyle long course (he was only the second person to do so after then world record holder Pieter van den Hoogenband) in Paris, Nystrand revealed that he averages less than 3,000 meters a practice, a minuscule amount compared to other professional swimmers, and never more than 20,000 meters a week. He is also noted for having an atypical front crawl technique in which his arms do not bend during the recovery phase. Normally, a swimmer will bend the arm at the elbow while above water to improve their line in the water.
Nystrand has also competed at the
Olympic Games
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, in
2000
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,
2004,
2008
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and
2012
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. His best placing at the Games is the fourth place he got at the
50 metre freestyle event, 0.06 seconds behind South African medallist
Roland Schoeman
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. At the Berlin round of the 2007 FINA World Cup, Nystrand broke the 100 m freestyle and 50 m freestyle (both short course) world records.
Personal bests
Long course (50 m)
Short course (25 m)
Clubs
*
Södertörns SS
Södertörns Simsällskap is a Swedish swim team founded in 1967. The club's activities take place in Eriksdalsbadet, Torvalla simhall and Vårbyhallen. The most famous swimmer is Sarah Sjöström.
Swimmers
*Stefan Nystrand (-2006)
* Louise Jö ...
(−2006)
*
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 ...
(2006–2011)
*
Spårvägens SF
Spårvägens Simförening, commonly known as Spårvägens SF or Spårvägen, is a Swedish swimming club based in western Stockholm. The club is residing in Vällingbybadet, Spångabadet, Tenstabadet, Beckombergabadet, Husbybadet, Eriksdalsb ...
(2011–)
See also
*
World record progression 50 metres freestyle
The first world record in the men's 50 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognized by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1976. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recog ...
*
World record progression 100 metres freestyle
The first world record in the 100 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1905. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events, the world's governing bod ...
References
External links
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Swedish male breaststroke swimmers
Swedish male butterfly swimmers
Swedish male medley swimmers
Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic swimmers of Sweden
World record setters in swimming
Swedish male freestyle swimmers
World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
1981 births
Living people
Södertörns SS swimmers
SK Neptun swimmers
Spårvägens SF swimmers
Swedish people of Croatian descent