Pär Arvidsson

Pär Arvidsson (born 27 February 1960 in Finspång) is a former butterfly swimmer from Sweden. He won the 100 m butterfly at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow,[1][2] after having set the world record in the same event a couple of months earlier in Austin, Texas. He held the record until April 1981.[3]

Pär Arvidsson
Personal information
Full namePär Arvidsson
Nickname(s)Pära
NationalitySwedish
Born (1960-02-27) 27 February 1960
Finspång, Sweden
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesbutterfly
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow 100 m butterfly
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Berlin 100 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1977 Jönköping 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1981 Split 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1981 Split 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Jönköping 200 m butterfly

Between 1976 and 1983 he became Swedish champion 22 times.

He held the Swedish record in the 200 butterfly until 2008.

After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in economics he attended and graduated from Harvard Business School.

Personal bests

Long course (50 m)
Event Time


Date Meet Location Ref
100 m butterfly 54.15 11 Apr 1980- Austin, TX, United States
200 m butterfly 2:00.42 18 Aug 1979US Summer Nationals Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
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

Clubs
  • Finspångs SK

References
  1. Par Arvidsson at Sports Reference at Sports Reference
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8_8sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=es0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1322,1877276&dq=p%C3%A4r+arvidsson+1980+butterfly&hl=en
  3. "The Tuscaloosa News - Google News Archive Search".
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