Örn Arnarson (born 31 August 1981 in

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) is a swimmer from

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. He won his first major title in 1998 at the

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. There he captured the title in the 200 m backstroke. A year later, at the European SC Championships 1999 in

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, Örn Arnarson won the 100 m and 200 m

backstroke Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimm ...

swimming events. Örn Arnarson has participated in three Olympics in

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, 2004, and

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. He is the first Icelandic male swimmer ever to participate in the finals for the Olympics back in 2000 when he came 4th place in the 200m backstroke. In late 2008, Örn Arnarson moved to

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, where he became the Elite Coach at Aalborg Svømmeklub Elitehold. After working for other swimming clubs in Denmark, Örn Arnarson moved to the west coast to work at Esbjerg Svømmeklub. In 2017, Örn Arnarson received the award for Årets Årgangs Juniortræner at Dansk Svømme Award 2017. In December 2016, Örn Arnarson got engaged to Vinni Bay.

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* 1981 births Living people Örn Arnarson Icelandic male backstroke swimmers Örn Arnarson Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Örn Arnarson {{Iceland-swimming-bio-stub