Stefan Nystrand

Stefan Nystrand
	Stefan Nystrand (Sweden, lane 4), Amaury Leveaux (France, lane 3) and Cullen Jones (USA, lane 2) in the men's 50m freestyle semifinals.
Personal information
Full name	Stefan Nystrand
Nationality	Sweden
Born	20 October 1981 (age 41); Haninge, Sweden
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	SK Neptun
Medal record
World Championships (LC)
World Championships (SC)
European Championships (LC)
European Championships (SC)

Last updated June 29, 2023

Stefan Nystrand (born 20 October 1981 in Haninge) is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden.

Biography

His father Sture Nystrand is a Swede and his mother Smiljana Kokeza is a Croat from Split.^[5]

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 in Budapest, behind Filippo Magnini of Italy. The following year he won a bronze medal at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne 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, in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012. 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. 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)

Event	Time		Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	21.45	NR (sf)	31 Jul 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	^[6]
100 m freestyle	47.37	NR	30 Jul 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	^[7]
50 m breaststroke	28.66	(sf)	13 May 2004	European LC Championships	Madrid, Spain

Legend: WR – World record;ER – European record;NR – Swedish record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Short course (25 m)

Event	Time		Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	20.70	NR	15 Nov 2009	World Cup	Berlin, Germany	^[8]
100 m freestyle	45.54	NR	10 Nov 2009	World Cup	Stockholm, Sweden	^[9]
50 m breaststroke	26.70		28 Nov 2009	Swedish SC Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden
50 m butterfly	23.75	(h)	25 Oct 2008	World Cup	Sydney, Australia
100 m individual medley	53.97	NR	9 Apr 2006	World SC Championships	Shanghai, China

Legend: WR – World record;ER – European record;NR – Swedish record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Clubs

Södertörns SS (−2006)
SK Neptun (2006–2011)
Spårvägens SF (2011–)

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References

↑ "2002 World Championships – Short Course Swim Rankings results". Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
↑ "7th FINA World Championships – 25m Indianapolis 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
↑ "5th FINA World Swimming Championships". Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
↑ "Shanghai 2006 results". Archived from the original on 6 March 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
↑ "Dva svjetska rekorda za obitelj Kokeza" (in Croatian). 21 November 2007. Archived from the original on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
↑ "Results Men's 50m Freestyle Semi" (PDF). OmegaTiming. 30 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
↑ "Results Men's 100m Freestyle" (PDF). OmegaTiming. 30 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
↑ "Results Men's 50 m Freestyle" (PDF). Omega Timing. 15 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
↑ "Results Men's 100m Freestyle" (PDF). Omega Timing. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.

External links

Stefan Nystrand at SwimRankings.net

Stefan Nystrand at Olympedia

Stefan Nystrand at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)

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[1] "2002 World Championships – Short Course Swim Rankings results". Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.

[2] "7th FINA World Championships – 25m Indianapolis 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.

[3] "5th FINA World Swimming Championships". Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.

[4] "Shanghai 2006 results". Archived from the original on 6 March 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.

[5] "Dva svjetska rekorda za obitelj Kokeza" (in Croatian). 21 November 2007. Archived from the original on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2008.

[6] "Results Men's 50m Freestyle Semi" (PDF). OmegaTiming. 30 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009.

[7] "Results Men's 100m Freestyle" (PDF). OmegaTiming. 30 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2009.

[8] "Results Men's 50 m Freestyle" (PDF). Omega Timing. 15 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2009.

[9] "Results Men's 100m Freestyle" (PDF). Omega Timing. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.

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