Henrik Christiansen (swimmer)

Henrik Christiansen (born 9 October 1996) is a Norwegian swimmer.

Henrik Christiansen
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996
Lorenskog, Norway
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Gwangju800 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place2018 Hangzhou400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2022 Melbourne800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2018 Hangzhou1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2022 Melbourne1500 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2016 London400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2018 Glasgow400 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place2019 Glasgow1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2015 Netanya1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2017 Copenhagen 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2017 Copenhagen1500 m freestyle

Junior career

He won three medals at the 2014 European Junior Swimming Championships.[1]

Senior career

He won a silver medal at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in the 400 metre freestyle.[2]

He also competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.[3]

He turned down swimming scholarship offers from Stanford University and UC Berkeley to continue his training in Norway.[4]

International Swimming League

In 2019, he was a member of the 2019 International Swimming League representing Team Iron. He won the 400 m freestyle in London.

Records

He holds multiple national swimming records.[5]

References

  1. Bowmile, Mitch (4 August 2015). "Henrik Christiansen Takes Huge Chunk Off Norwegian National Record". SwimSwam. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  2. "EM-sølv til Henrik Christiansen: – Jeg har ikke toppet formen - Svømming - VG". Vg.no. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. Jones, Molly (24 August 2015). "Christiansen crushes Norwegian records". The Norwegian American. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  4. "Dropper anerkjente universitet i USA". NRK (in Norwegian). 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  5. Marsteller, Jason (22 March 2015). "Henrik Christiansen Dominates Norwegian Champs". Swimming World. Retrieved 17 May 2016.


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