Johan Olof Nyström (born 16 November 1975) is a Swedish swimmer. He was born in
Sollefteå
Sollefteå () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Sollefteå Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden.
History
The earliest written account on Sollefteå is found in a script dating back to 1270. During this time the name ...
, but grew up in
Skellefteå
Skellefteå (, locally ) is a Cities in Sweden, city in Västerbotten County, Sweden, with a population of 36,388. It is the seat of Skellefteå Municipality, which had 77,322 inhabitants in 2024.
The city is historically industrial, with mining ...
,
Västerbotten
Västerbotten (), sometimes called West Bothnia or Westrobothnia, is a province (''landskap'') in northern Sweden, located by the Gulf of Bothnia. It borders the provinces of Ångermanland, Lapland and Norrbotten. The region is famous for Väs ...
.
He competed at the 2000 Olympic Games in
Sydney
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,
Australia
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.
Nyström represented
Sundsvalls SS
Sundsvalls Simsällskap, commonly known as Sundsvalls SS or SSS, is a Swedish swimming club from Sundsvall, founded in 1871. From 1971, Sundsvalls SS was residing in Sporthallsbadet, but are since 2018 located in Himlabadet.
The team's most fam ...
.
References
Sources
Men's short course Meters World records as of 18 November 2007
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External links
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1975 births
Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic swimmers for Sweden
Living people
World record setters in swimming
Swedish male freestyle swimmers
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Sportspeople from Sollefteå
Sundsvalls SS swimmers
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