About Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson
Born 1982. Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson is an Icelandic swimmer.
Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson (born 24 November 1982 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is a 4-time Olympic swimmer from Iceland who started swimming for S.C. Ægir in 1991. He swam for Iceland at the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
At the 2000 Olympics, he swam to Iceland's high-ever result in Olympic swimming in finishing 25th.
At the 2009 World Championships he swam to new national records in all 3 breaststroke events: 50 (28.03), 100 (1:01.31) and 200 (2:12.39).
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Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson was born on 24 November 1982 in Reykjavík.
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Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson is a swimmer.
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Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson is Icelandic.
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