Michael Söderlund

Michael Söderlund
Personal information
Full namePer Michael Söderlund
NationalitySwedish
Born (1962-03-30) 30 March 1962 (age 62)
Karlskrona, Blekinge
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle and backstroke
ClubKarlskrona SS
College teamUniversity of California, Berkeley
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles 4×100 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1981 Split 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1985 Sofia 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Split 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Sofia 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Strasbourg 4×200 m freestyle

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.

Personal bests

Long course (50 m)

Event Time


Date Meet Location Ref
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
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

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