Patrik Isaksson (born April 8, 1973 in

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) is a former

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from

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, who won several titles in the short course championships.Swedish Olympic Committee: Patrik Isaksson
A member of Swedish club

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, he competed for his native country at the

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, where he finished in 26th position in the 100 m breaststroke.

High performances

*1995: SC World Championships :*8th 100m breaststroke (1:01.72) :*11th 200m breaststroke (2:15.19) *1996: SC European Championships :*1st 50m breaststroke (27.76) :*2nd 100m breaststroke (1:00.45) *1997: SC World Championships :*1st 100m breaststroke (59.99) :*5th 4×100m medley relay *1998: SC European Championships :*1st 100m breaststroke (59.22) :*2nd 50m breaststroke (27.21) *1999: LC European Championships :*3rd 4×100m medley relay *1999: SC World Championships :*1st 100m breaststroke (59.69) :*2nd 50m breaststroke (27.57) :*2nd 4×100m medley relay *1999: SC European Championships :*2nd 100m breaststroke (59.32) :*4th 50m breaststroke (27.59) :*1st 4×50m medley relay *2000:

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:*26th 100m breaststroke (1:03.05) *2001: LC World Championships :*14th 50m breaststroke (28.59) *2001: SC European Championships :*7th 50m breaststroke (27.31) :*3rd 4×50m medley relay (1:35.68)

Clubs

References

External links

Profile on FINA-website
1973 births Living people Swedish male breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers of Sweden Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Västerås Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Västerås SS swimmers {{Sweden-swimming-bio-stub