Michael Söderlund

Michael Söderlund
Personal information
Full namePer Michael Söderlund
NationalitySwedish
Born (1962-03-30) 30 March 1962
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 place1984 Los Angeles4×100 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place1981 Split200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1985 Sofia4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1981 Split4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1985 Sofia4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1987 Strasbourg4×200 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.

Career

Söderlund began his international career at the 1978 World Championships in West Berlin. He finished 13th in the 100-meter backstroke.[1] The Swedish 4x100-meter medley relay team of Michael Söderlund, Jan Sjöström, Pär Arvidsson, and Per Holmertz finished fifth.[2] At the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, Söderlund competed in four events. He swam the fastest qualifying time in the 100-meter backstroke but was eliminated in the semifinals, finishing tenth. His compatriot Bengt Baron won the gold medal.

Personal bests

Long course (50 m)

Event Time


Date Meet Location Ref
200 m freestyle 1:51.44 24 Mar 1988US Summer Nationals Orlando, FL, United States
200 m backstroke 2:04.10 26 Jul 1980Olympic 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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Clubs

  • Karlskrona SS

References

  1. ↑ Michael Söderlund bei fina.org
  2. ↑ Weltmeisterschaften 1978 bei the-sports.org



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