Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson (born 24 November 1982 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is a 4-time Olympic

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who started swimming for S.C. Ægir in 1991. He swam for Iceland at the

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and

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Summer Olympics. At the 2000 Olympics, he swam to Iceland's high-ever result in Olympic swimming in finishing 25th. At the 2009 World Championships he swam to new

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in all 3 breaststroke events: 50 (28.03), 100 (1:01.31) and 200 (2:12.39).Íslandsmet: Karlar 50m Braut
(trans: Icelandic Records: Men's 50m Course), published by SSÍ in early 2012; retrieved 2012-03-16.

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1982 births Living people

Jakob Johann Sveinsson Jakob may refer to: People * Jakob (given name), including a list of people with the name * Jakob (surname), including a list of people with the name Other * Jakob (band), a New Zealand band, and the title of their 1999 EP * Max Jakob Memorial Awa ...

Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics

21st-century Icelandic sportsmen {{Iceland-swimming-bio-stub