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Full name	Stefan Nystrand
Nationality	Sweden
Born	(1981-10-20) 20 October 1981 Haninge, Sweden
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Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	SK Neptun
Medal record {#REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect. style="width:100%; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #000000;" #REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect.- |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | World Championships (LC) |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 2007 Melbourne|| 50 m freestyle |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | World Championships (SC) |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2000 Athens|| 4×100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2000 Athens|| 100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2002 Moscow|| 4×100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2004 Indianapolis|| 50 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2006 Shanghai|| 4×100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 2000 Athens|| 50 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 2004 Indianapolis|| 50 m breaststroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 2006 Shanghai|| 100 m individual medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 2008 Manchester|| 4×100 m freestyle |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | European Championships (LC) |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2008 Eindhoven || 4×100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2000 Helsinki || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2002 Berlin || 4×100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2004 Madrid || 50 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2006 Budapest || 100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2008 Eindhoven || 100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2010 Budapest || 50 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2012 Debrecen || 50 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 2008 Eindhoven || 50 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 2008 Eindhoven || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 2010 Budapest || 4×100 m freestyle |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | European Championships (SC) |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1999 Lisboa || 4×50 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1999 Lisboa || 4×50 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2000 Valencia || 50 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2000 Valencia || 100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2000 Valencia || 4×50 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2001 Antwerp || 50 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2001 Antwerp || 100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2002 Riesa || 50 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2006 Helsinki || 4×50 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2007 Debrecen || 50 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2007 Debrecen || 4×50 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2003 Dublin || 4×50 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2006 Helsinki || 100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2007 Debrecen || 100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 2001 Antwerp || 4×50 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 2001 Antwerp || 4×50 m medley #REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect.} </th></tr></table> Stefan Nystrand (born 20 October 1981 in Haninge) is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden. Biography His father Sture Nystrand is a Swede and his mother Smiljana Kokeza is Croatian from Split. Nystrand, a short course (25 m) specialist, has won five individual medals in the FINA Short Course World Championships, and captured his first medal (silver) in long course (50 m) in the 100 m freestyle at the 2006 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, behind Filippo Magnini of Italy. The following year he won a bronze medal at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne at the 50 m freestyle, with a new national record of 21.97. After breaking the 48 second barrier in the 100 m freestyle long course (he was only the second person to do so after then world record holder Pieter van den Hoogenband) in Paris, Nystrand revealed that he averages less than 3,000 meters a practice, a minuscule amount compared to other professional swimmers, and never more than 20,000 meters a week. He is also noted for having an atypical front crawl technique in which his arms do not bend during the recovery phase. Normally, a swimmer will bend the arm at the elbow while above water to improve their line in the water. Nystrand has also competed at the Olympic Games, in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012. His best placing at the Games is the fourth place he got at the 50 metre freestyle event, 0.06 seconds behind South African medallist Roland Schoeman. At the Berlin round of the 2007 FINA World Cup, Nystrand broke the 100 m freestyle and 50 m freestyle (both short course) world records. Personal bests Long course (50 m) Event Time Date Meet</th> Location Ref 01 ! 50 m freestyle 21.45 NR (sf) 02009-07-31-000031 Jul 2009 World Championships Italy, Rome ! Rome, Italy 02 ! 100 m freestyle 47.37 NR 02009-07-30-000030 Jul 2009 World Championships Italy, Rome ! Rome, Italy 10 ! 50 m breaststroke 28.66 (sf) 02004-05-13-000013 May 2004 European LC Championships Spain, Madrid ! Madrid, Spain Legend: WR – World record; ER – European record; NR – Swedish record; Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial </dl> Short course (25 m) Event Time Date Meet</th> Location Ref 01 ! 50 m freestyle 20.70 NR 02009-11-15-000015 Nov 2009 World Cup Germany, Berlin ! Berlin, Germany 03 ! 100 m freestyle 45.54 NR 02009-11-10-000010 Nov 2009 World Cup Sweden, Stockholm ! Stockholm, Sweden 10 ! 50 m breaststroke 26.70 02009-11-28-000028 Nov 2009 Swedish SC Championships Sweden, Gothenburg ! Gothenburg, Sweden 13 ! 50 m butterfly 23.75 (h) 02008-10-25-000025 Oct 2008 World Cup Australia, Sydney ! Sydney, Australia 16 ! 100 m individual medley 53.97 NR 02006-04-09-00009 Apr 2006 World SC Championships China, Shanghai ! Shanghai, China Legend: WR – World record; ER – European record; NR – Swedish record; Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial </dl> Clubs Södertörns SS (−2006) SK Neptun (2006–2011) Spårvägens SF (2011–) References External links Swim Rankings profile Records Preceded by Roland Schoeman Men's 50 metres freestyle world record holder (short course) 18 November 2007 – 11 April 2008 Succeeded by Duje Draganja Preceded by Ian Crocker and Roland Schoeman Men's 100 metres freestyle world record holder (short course) 17 November 2007 – 7 December 2008 Succeeded by Alain Bernard Template:S-sports Preceded by John Miranda Swedish National LC Champion Men's 50 m freestyle 2001–2004 Succeeded by Marcus Piehl Preceded by Marcus Piehl Swedish National LC Champion Men's 50 m freestyle 2006–2007 Succeeded by Incumbent