Stefan Nystrand

Stefan Nystrand

Personal information
Full name	Stefan Nystrand
Nationality	Sweden
Born	(1981-10-20) 20 October 1981 Haninge, Sweden
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle
Club	SK Neptun
Medal record World Championships (LC) Bronze 2007 Melbourne 50 m freestyle World Championships (SC) Gold 2000 Athens 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2000 Athens 100 m freestyle Silver 2002 Moscow[1] 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2004 Indianapolis[2] 50 m freestyle Silver 2006 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 2000 Athens[3] 50 m freestyle Bronze 2004 Indianapolis 50 m breaststroke Bronze 2006 Shanghai[4] 100 m individual medley Bronze 2008 Manchester 4×100 m freestyle European Championships (LC) Gold 2008 Eindhoven 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2000 Helsinki 4×100 m medley Silver 2002 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2004 Madrid 50 m freestyle Silver 2006 Budapest 100 m freestyle Silver 2008 Eindhoven 100 m freestyle Silver 2010 Budapest 50 m freestyle Silver 2012 Debrecen 50 m freestyle Bronze 2008 Eindhoven 50 m freestyle Bronze 2008 Eindhoven 4×100 m medley Bronze 2010 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle European Championships (SC) Gold 1999 Lisboa 4×50 m freestyle Gold 1999 Lisboa 4×50 m medley Gold 2000 Valencia 50 m freestyle Gold 2000 Valencia 100 m freestyle Gold 2000 Valencia 4×50 m freestyle Gold 2001 Antwerp 50 m freestyle Gold 2001 Antwerp 100 m freestyle Gold 2002 Riesa 50 m freestyle Gold 2006 Helsinki 4×50 m freestyle Gold 2007 Debrecen 50 m freestyle Gold 2007 Debrecen 4×50 m freestyle Silver 2003 Dublin 4×50 m medley Silver 2006 Helsinki 100 m freestyle Silver 2007 Debrecen 100 m freestyle Bronze 2001 Antwerp 4×50 m freestyle Bronze 2001 Antwerp 4×50 m medley

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 Croatian 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
01 ! 50 m freestyle	21.45	NR (sf)	02009-07-3131 Jul 2009	World Championships	Italy, Rome ! Rome, Italy	[6]
02 ! 100 m freestyle	47.37	NR	02009-07-3030 Jul 2009	World Championships	Italy, Rome ! Rome, Italy	[7]
10 ! 50 m breaststroke	28.66	(sf)	02004-05-1313 May 2004	European LC Championships	Spain, Madrid ! 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
01 ! 50 m freestyle	20.70	NR	02009-11-1515 Nov 2009	World Cup	Germany, Berlin ! Berlin, Germany	[8]
03 ! 100 m freestyle	45.54	NR	02009-11-1010 Nov 2009	World Cup	Sweden, Stockholm ! Stockholm, Sweden	[9]
10 ! 50 m breaststroke	26.70		02009-11-2828 Nov 2009	Swedish SC Championships	Sweden, Gothenburg ! Gothenburg, Sweden
13 ! 50 m butterfly	23.75	(h)	02008-10-2525 Oct 2008	World Cup	Australia, Sydney ! Sydney, Australia
16 ! 100 m individual medley	53.97	NR	02006-04-099 Apr 2006	World SC Championships	China, Shanghai ! 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)
• Spårvägen Simförening (2011-)

References

External links

• Swim Rankings profile

Records
Preceded by Roland Schoeman	Men's 50 metres freestyle world record holder (short course) 18 November 2007 – 11 April 2008	Succeeded by Duje Draganja
Preceded by Ian Crocker and Roland Schoeman	Men's 100 metres freestyle world record holder (short course) 17 November 2007 – 7 December 2008	Succeeded by Alain Bernard

v t e 2000 Sweden Olympic Swimming Team Men's competition Daniel Carlsson Lars Frölander Martin Gustavsson Patrik Isaksson Stefan Nystrand Johan Nyström Mattias Ohlin Johan Wallberg Women's competition Therese Alshammar Emma Igelström Camilla Johansson Louise Jöhncke Anna-Karin Kammerling Josefin Lillhage Johanna Sjöberg Malin Svahnström

v t e 2004 Sweden Olympic Swimming Team Men's competition Erik Andersson Eric la Fleur Lars Frölander Martin Gustavsson Stefan Nystrand Mattias Ohlin Women's competition Therese Alshammar Cathrin Carlzon Anna-Karin Kammerling Josefin Lillhage Ida Mattsson Maria Östling Johanna Sjöberg Malin Svahnström Lotta Wänberg

v t e 2008 Sweden Olympic Swimming Team Men's competition Jonas Andersson Lars Frölander Stefan Nystrand Jonas Persson Simon Sjödin Petter Stymne Christoffer Wikström Women's competition Therese Alshammar Eva Berglund Gabriella Fagundez Petra Granlund Claire Hedenskog Joline Höstman Anna-Karin Kammerling Josefin Lillhage Ida Mattsson Sarah Sjöström Hanna Westrin