Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir

Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir is an Icelandic swimmer.[1][2] She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 100 metre backstroke, finishing 2nd in her heat but in 32nd place overall in the heats, failing to qualify for the semifinals.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Eygló Ósk.

Eygló Ósk

Netanya 2015
Personal information
Full name	Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir
Nationality	Iceland
Born	(1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 Reykjavík, Iceland
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	Ægir Swim Club
Coach	Jacky Pellerin
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Iceland European Championships (SC) 2015 Netanya 100 m backstroke 2015 Netanya 200 m backstroke Games of the Small States of Europe 2013 Luxembourg 200 m freestyle 2013 Luxembourg 100 m backstroke 2013 Luxembourg 200 m backstroke 2013 Luxembourg 4×100 m freestyle 2013 Luxembourg 4×200 m freestyle 2013 Luxembourg 4×100 m medley 2015 Iceland 100 m backstroke 2015 Iceland 200 m backstroke 2015 Iceland 4x100 m freestyle 2017 San Marino 100 m backstroke 2017 San Marino 200 m backstroke 2017 San Marino 4x100 m freestyle 2017 San Marino 4x200 m freestyle 2017 San Marino 4x100 m medley 2013 Luxembourg 200 m medley 2013 Luxembourg 400 m medley 2017 San Marino 200 m freestyle

On 30 March 2015 Eygló Ósk swam the 200 m backstroke in 2:09.86 minutes, setting new Icelandic and Nordic records; the previous Icelandic record was 2:10.34, set by her herself, while the old Nordic record was 2:10.27. Her time was also below the maximum required to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, which is 2:10.60.[3]

At the Olympics, she made the final of the 200 meter backstroke.

References

1. ÍÞRÓTTA- OG ÓLYMPÍUSAMBAND ÍSLANDS THE NATIONAL OLYMPIC AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION OF ICELAND Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
2. London2012.com
3. "(án titils)". SSÍ. Sundsamband Íslands. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-03-31.