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Swedish swimmer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michael Söderlund (born 30 March 1962 in Karlskrona, Blekinge) is a former swimmer from Sweden who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, between 1980 and 1988. In the 1984 Summer Olympics, he was a part of the 4×100 m freestyle relay team, swimming one leg in the prelims. His best individual result in the Olympics was a 6th place on 200 m backstroke on the time of 2:04.10, which was a Swedish record for 27 years. Soderlund was on the 400-meter freestyle relay team that captured the bronze medal in the ’84 Olympiad at Los Angeles.
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Full name | Per Michael Söderlund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Karlskrona, Blekinge | 30 March 1962||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle and backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Karlskrona SS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of California, Berkeley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Date | Meet | Location | Ref |
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200 m freestyle | 1:51.44 | 24 Mar 1988 | US Summer Nationals | Orlando, FL, United States | ||
200 m backstroke | 2:04.10 | 26 Jul 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union |
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