Stefan Nystrand

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swimmername= Stefan Nystrand


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fullname = Stefan Nystrand
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nationality = SWE
strokes = freestyle
club = SK Neptun
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birthdate = birth date and age|1981|10|20
birthplace = Haninge, Sweden
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height = 193 cm
weight = 85 kg
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Stefan Nystrand (born October 20, 1981 in Haninge) is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden. His father Sture Nystrand is a Swede and his mother Smiljana Kokeza is Croatian from Split. [cite web |url=http://slobodnadalmacija.hr/20071121/sport05.asp |title=Dva svjetska rekorda za obitelj Kokeza |date=November 21 2007 |language=Croatian |accessdate=2008-04-13] 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 European LC Championships 2006 in Budapest, behind Filippo Magnini of Italy. The following year he wins 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 is only the second person to do so) in Paris, Nystrand revealed that he averages 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 a 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 and 2004, and 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 freestyle 21.93 NR
* 100 m freestyle 47.91 NR

hort course

* 50 m freestyle 20.93 ex-WR
* 100 m freestyle 45.83 WR

Clubs

* Södertörns SS (-2006)
* SK Neptun (2006-)

References

External links

* Swim Rankings [http://www.swimrankings.net/index.php?page=athleteDetail&athleteId=1528955 profile]