Full name Jakob Johann Sveinsson Name Jakob Sveinsson Nationality Iceland Role Olympic swimmer | Sport Swimming Height 1.86 m Strokes Breaststroke | |
Born November 24, 1982 (age 41) ( 1982-11-24 ) Reykjavik, Iceland | ||
Debrecen 2012 Jakob Jóhann 100 breaststroke
Jakob Sveinsson (born November 24, 1982 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is a 4-time Olympic swimmer from Iceland who started swimming for S.C. Ægir in 1991. He swam for Iceland at the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012.
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 national records in all 3 breaststroke events: 50 (28.03), 100 (1:01.31) and 200 (2:12.39).
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