Jonas Persson (swimmer)

Jonas Lars Persson (born 15 December 1983 in Malmö, Sweden)[1] is an Olympic swimmer from Sweden. He swam for his homeland at the 2008 Olympics.

For the Swedish Olympic cyclist, see Jonas Persson (cyclist). For the football executive, see Jonas Persson (football executive).
Jonas Persson
Personal information
Full nameJonas Lars Persson
Nationality Sweden
Born (1983-12-15) 15 December 1983
Malmö, Sweden
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubMalmö KK
College teamArizona Wildcats (2004-06)
Tennessee Volunteers (2006-2009)
Medal record
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 Eindhoven4×100 free relay
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle

Biography

Persson was born 15 December 1983 in Slottstaden in Malmö,[2] to Lars and Ingegerd Persson.[3]

In 2002, Jonas Persson won his first individual title in the Swedish Swimming Championships, on 200 m freestyle,[4] after having won a silver in the Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships earlier the same year.[5]

Persson swam and attended school at the USA's University of Arizona[6] for two years (2004–06), and more recently was at the University of Tennessee (2006–09), where he majored in Marketing and International Business.[7]

At the 2008 European Championships, he swam the anchor leg of Sweden's winning 4×100 m freestyle relay; also on the relay were Marcus Piehl, Stefan Nystrand and Petter Stymne.

Persson also participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics for Sweden in the 100 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and the 4×100 medley relay. He finished 13th in the 100 m freestyle and 5th in the 4×100 freestyle relay, alongside Petter Stymne, Lars Frölander and Stefan Nystrand. The medley relay team consisting of Simon Sjödin, Jonas Andersson, Frölander and Persson finished 11th in the prelims.

Persson has been a key member of the Swedish 4 × 100 m freestyle relay teams during the late 2000s, but missed the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome because of an injured shoulder.[8]

Persson was the assistant coach for the University of Utah Swimming & Diving Team until May 2016.[9]

Persson coached at the University of Toledo from 2016-2019 and is now the assistant coach at the University of Utah[10]

Persson was named head coach for the University of Utah Swimming and Dive Team in May 2022[11]

References
  1. Persson's entry from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-08-23.
  2. "Jonas Persson - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté". Archived from the original on 2010-08-22. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  3. "Jonas Persson Profile - University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  4. "Swedish Medalists". Archived from the original on 2021-12-04.
  5. "Swedish Medalists". Archived from the original on 2021-12-29.
  6. Persson's bio Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine from the University of Arizona Athletics website. Published 2005-09-29; retrieved 2009-08-23.
  7. Persson's bio Archived 2016-04-24 at the Wayback Machine from the University of Tennessee website; retrieved 2009-08-23.
  8. "Jonas Persson missar VM - Sportnytt | SVT.se". Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  9. "Player Bio: Jonas Persson - the Official Athletic Site of the University of Utah". Archived from the original on 2011-12-24. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  10. "Rockets Hire Jonas Persson as Head Women's Swimming Coach". 20 May 2016.
  11. "Jonas Persson Named Next Head Coach of Utah Swimming & Diving Team". University of Utah Athletics. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
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