Therese Svendsen (born
Malmö
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, 13 March 1989) is a
Swedish swimmer representing
SK Ran.
Biography
She is a former holder of the
Swedish record in short-course 200 m backstroke, and swam for Sweden at the
2007 World Championships (backstroke events).
As of 2008, she is attending/swimming for the USA's
Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a Private university, private research university in Dallas, Texas, United States, with a satellite campus in Taos County, New Mexico. SMU was founded on April 17, 1911, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, ...
.
Svendsen's bio
from the SMU Athletics website; retrieved 2009-07-13.
She competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
, where she finished 35th in the 100 metre backstroke event.
References
Swedish female backstroke swimmers
1989 births
Living people
Olympic swimmers for Sweden
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Swimmers from Malmö
21st-century Swedish sportswomen
SK Ran swimmers
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