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| Full name | Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson |
| Nationality | Iceland |
| Born | November 24, 1982 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Stroke(s) | Breaststroke |
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Jakob Sveinsson (born November 24, 1982 in Reykjavík, Iceland)[1] is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from Iceland who started swimming for S.C. Ægir in 1991. He swam for Iceland at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics.[2]
At the 2000 Olympics, he achieved the best-ever result by an Icelandic swimmer in coming 25th.