Michael Söderlund
Swedish swimmer
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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 | 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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Career
Söderlund began his international career at the 1978 World Championships in West Berlin. He finished 13th in the 100-meter backstroke.[1] The Swedish 4x100-meter medley relay team of Michael Söderlund, Jan Sjöström, Pär Arvidsson, and Per Holmertz finished fifth.[2] At the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, Söderlund competed in four events. He swam the fastest qualifying time in the 100-meter backstroke but was eliminated in the semifinals, finishing tenth. His compatriot Bengt Baron won the gold medal.
Personal bests
Long course (50 m)
| Event | Time |
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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 |
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Clubs
- Karlskrona SS
