Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson

Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson (born 24 November 1982 in Reykjavík, Iceland)[1] 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.[2]

Jakob Sveinsson

Personal information
Full name	Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson
Nationality	Iceland
Born	(1982-11-24) 24 November 1982 Reykjavík, Iceland
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Medal record Games of the Small States of Europe 2003 Malta 200 m breaststroke 2011 Liechtenstein 100 m breaststroke 2011 Liechtenstein 4x100 m medley relay 2003 Malta 100 m breaststroke

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).[3]

References

1. Sveinsson's bio/results page from the 2008 Olympics website; retrieved 2009-07-29.
2. Sveinsson's entry Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-29.
3. (in Icelandic) Íslandsmet: Karlar 50m Braut (trans: Icelandic Records: Men's 50m Course), published by SSÍ in early 2012; retrieved 2012-03-16.