Björn Seeliger

Björn Seeliger
Personal information
Full nameBjörn Markus Seeliger
NationalitySwedish
Born (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 24)
Celle, Germany[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
College teamUniversity of California, Berkeley
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Sweden
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Junior Championships 1 1 0
European Championships (LC) 0 0 1
Total 1 1 1
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 4×100 m mixed freestyle
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Helsinki 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2017 Netanya 50 m freestyle
Representing the California Golden Bears
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
NCAA Championships 2 2 1
Total 2 2 1
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Greensboro 4×50 y freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2021 Greensboro 4×100 y freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2021 Greensboro 50 y freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2021 Greensboro 4×100 y medley
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Greensboro 4×50 y medley

Björn Markus Seeliger (born 11 January 2000) is a Swedish swimmer.[2][3] He was a junior champion in 50 m freestyle at the 2018 European Junior Swimming Championships and holds the Swedish record for 50 m backstroke.[4] He was part of the Swedish team that won 4 × 100 m mixed relays at the 2019 FINA Swimming World Cup meet held in Berlin. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, in Budapest, Hungary.[5]

In Sweden, Seeliger represented Södertälje SS before he represented Stockholms KK.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Bjoern Seeliger". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bjorn Seeliger Becomes 4th Freshman to Go Sub-19 in 50 Free in 2 Weeks". SwimSwam. March 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ "California Golden Bears Come Up Just Short Despite Historic Performance". Swimming World Magazine. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Men's 50m Backstroke Final Results". livetiming.se. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Men's 100 metre freestyle: Start list" (PDF). Budapest 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Succétränaren lämnar SSS efter fem år – så ersätts han: "Starkt bidragande"". 2 September 2019.
  7. ^ ""Alla har en plats hos oss – det är nyckeln"". 28 July 2021.


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