Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson

Jakob Sveinsson
Personal information
Full nameJakob Jóhann Sveinsson
Nationality Iceland
Born (1982-11-24) 24 November 1982
Reykjavík, Iceland
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Games of the Small States of Europe
2003 Malta200 m breaststroke
2011 Liechtenstein100 m breaststroke
2011 Liechtenstein4x100 m medley relay
2003 Malta100 m breaststroke

Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson (born 24 November 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 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 national records in all 3 breaststroke events: 50 (28.03), 100 (1:01.31) and 200 (2:12.39).

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