Soren Dahl

Soren Dahl (born 15 July 1993) is a Danish swimmer. He competed in the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

Soren Dahl
Personal information
Born (1993-07-15) 15 July 1993
Sport
SportSwimming

He is currently studying at the North Carolina State University, where he is a member of the NC State swimming and Diving team, one of the top collegiate swim programmes in the United States.[2] Dahl has won two NCAA titles the 2016 & 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships. His first title came as being part of the NC State 400 freestyle relay, the first national relay championship for NC State and the ACC conference. In 2017, the NC State 800 freestyle relay won the national championship. Held, Vazaios, Ress and Dahl put up the fastest time in history setting both NCAA and US open records.[3]

Dahl has been honored multiple times for his outstanding performance both as an athlete and as a student. In 2018, Dahl was named as a recipient of the Atlantic Coast Conference Postgraduate Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to student-athletes that has performed with distinction in both the classroom and their respective sport, while demonstrating exemplary conduct in the community.[4] In May 2018, Dahl was awarded the prestious NCAA scholarship - the Jim Mckay Scholarship.[5] The $10,000 scholarships for postgraduate study recognize student-athletes’ outstanding academic achievement and their potential to make a major contribution to the sports communications industry.

References
  1. "Soren Dahl". Rio 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. "Soren Dahl - 2014-15 - NC State University". gopack.com. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  3. "Watch NC State Demolish US Open Record in 800 Free Relay". SwimSwam. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  4. "Four Wolfpack Student-Athletes Earn ACC Postgraduate Recognition". NC State University. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  5. "Dahl Awarded Jim McKay Scholarship". NC State University. Retrieved 10 July 2018.


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