Michelle Coleman (born 31 October 1993) is a Swedish competitive

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

specialized in the sprint freestyle and backstroke events. She is the current Swedish national record holder in the 100 meter backstroke ( short course), and the 200 meter backstroke ( long course and short course). She finished 7th in the 200 meter freestyle at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and led off the Swedish silver medal winning 4 × 100 m medley relay team at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan.

Career

At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, she competed for the national team in the Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay, but they were disqualified in the final. At the

2013 European Short Course Swimming Championships The 2013 European Short Course Swimming Championships took place in Herning, Denmark, from 12 to 15 December 2013. Results Men's events Legend: WR – World record; WBT – World best time; ER – European record; CR – Championship record * ...

won the bronze medal for the first time on 14 December. Coleman raced at the Rio

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

and reached the finals for 200 m freestyle, finishing 7th. In November 2016 it was announced that Michelle Coleman and fellow Swedish swimmer

Jennie Johansson Jennie Caroline Eleonore Johansson (born 15 June 1988) is a Swedish former Olympic swimmer and former European record holder in 4 × 100 metre medley relay, who competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. Johansson has represented Upsala ...

were barred from competing in international events representing Sweden, for disciplinary reasons. The ban was lifted after 2016 and she was able to start racing again in 2017. In March 2017 Michelle Coleman went to Australia to compete in the 2017 New South Wales Open Championships. She won the 200 m freestyle event with a time of 1:55.98. In April 2017 Coleman competed in the Stockholm Swim Open and won the 200 m freestyle event with a time of 1:58.02. She also won the 100 m backstroke event with a time of 1:00.28 ahead of Katinka Hosszú. In the 200 m freestyle even, she won the first place with a time of 1:55.64, which was a world-leading time in 2016-17 season.

Personal bests

''(Last updated on 25 May 2021)''

Long course (50 m)

Kazan 2015 - Michelle Coleman 100m freestyle semi

Short course (25 m)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Coleman, Michelle Swedish female backstroke swimmers 1993 births Living people Olympic swimmers for Sweden Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Swedish female freestyle swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Täby Sim swimmers Spårvägens SF swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) People from Vallentuna Municipality Sportspeople from Stockholm County 21st-century Swedish women