Michelle Coleman

Michelle Coleman
Personal information
National teamSweden
Born (1993-10-31) 31 October 1993 (age 31)
Vallentuna, Sweden
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle, backstroke
Medal record
Women's Swimming
Representing  Sweden
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kazan 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2024 Doha 4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×50 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2014 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2012 Debrecen 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2014 Berlin 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2014 Berlin 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Berlin 100 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2017 Copenhagen 4×50 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2013 Herning 4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2017 Copenhagen 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Herning 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Herning 4×50 m medley

Michelle Coleman (born 31 October 1993) is a Swedish competitive swimmer specialized in the sprint freestyle and backstroke events.[1] She is the current Swedish national record holder in the 100 meter backstroke (short course), and the 200 meter backstroke (long course and short course). She finished 7th in the 200 meter freestyle at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and led off the Swedish silver medal winning 4 × 100 m medley relay team at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan.

Career

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the national team in the Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay, but they were disqualified in the final.

At the 2013 European Short Course Swimming Championships won the bronze medal for the first time on 14 December.

Coleman raced at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics and reached the finals for 200 m freestyle, finishing 7th.[2]

In November 2016 it was announced that Michelle Coleman and fellow Swedish swimmer Jennie Johansson were barred from competing in international events representing Sweden, for disciplinary reasons.[3][4] The ban was lifted after 2016 and she was able to start racing again in 2017.

In March 2017 Michelle Coleman went to Australia to compete in the 2017 New South Wales Open Championships. She won the 200 m freestyle event with a time of 1:55.98.[5] In April 2017 Coleman competed in the Stockholm Swim Open and won the 200 m freestyle event with a time of 1:58.02.[6] She also won the 100 m backstroke event with a time of 1:00.28 ahead of Katinka Hosszú.[7] In the 200 m freestyle even, she won the first place with a time of 1:55.64, which was a world-leading time in 2016-17 season.[8]

Personal bests

(Last updated on 25 May 2021)

Long course (50 m)

Coleman in Kazan 2015
Event Time


Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 24.26 11 Oct 2019 FINA: World Cup No 5 Berlin, Germany [9]
100 m freestyle 53.04 3 Nov 2019 FINA: World Cup No 6 Kazan, Russia [10]
200 m freestyle 1:55.64 8 Apr 2017 Swim Open Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden [11]
400 m freestyle 4.07.61 24 Jun 2016 53rd Trofeo Sette Colli Rome, Italy [12]
50 m backstroke 28.59 h 2 Aug 2019 FINA: World Cup No 1 Tokyo, Japan [13]
100 m backstroke 59.62 26 June 2021 58th Trofeo Sette Colli Rome, Italy [14]
200 m backstroke 2:10.56 10 Apr 2014 Swim Cup (in Dutch) Eindhoven, Netherlands [15]
50 m butterfly 26.05 8 Apr 2021 Swim Open Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden [16]
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

Short course (25 m)

Event Time


Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 23.52 6 Dec 2023 European SC Championships Otopeni, Romania [17]
100 m freestyle 51.47 17 Nov 2019 Swedish SC Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden [18]
200 m freestyle 1.53.51 23 Nov 2013 Swedish SC Championships Göteborg, Sweden [19]
50 m backstroke 26.67 14 Dec 2013 European SC Championships Herning, Denmark [20]
50 m backstroke 26.67 17 Nov 2019 Swedish SC Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden [21]
100 m backstroke 56.57 16 Nov 2018 Swedish SC Championships Stockholm, Sweden [22]
200 m backstroke 2:03.26 22 Nov 2014 Swedish SC Championships Stockholm, Sweden [23]
50 m butterfly 26.05 25 Oct 2020 ISL Series - Match 3 Budapest, Hungary [24]

Personal life

Coleman's father is originally from New Zealand.[25]

References

  1. ^ "Michelle Coleman". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Rio 2016 200m freestyle women - Olympic Swimming". International Olympic Committee. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Coleman, Johansson Blocked From Competing With Swedish National Team". SwimSwam. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Jennie Johansson & Michelle Coleman Barred From The Swedish Swim Squad". SwimVortex. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  5. ^ "nMichelle Coleman Posts 1:55 200 Free on Final Day of NSW Open". Swimming World News. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  6. ^ "IC Control LiveTiming - Swim Open Stockholm 2017". www.livetiming.se. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Sjöström Shines, Two Swedish Nat'l Records Fall in Stockholm". SwimSwam. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Coleman Retakes World Lead With 1:55.64 In 200 Free At Stockholm Open". SwimSwam. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  9. ^ "FINA Swimming World Cup 2019, Berlin (GER), October 11 - 13, Women's 50m Freestyle, Final" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  10. ^ "FINA Swimming World Cup 2019, Kazan (RUS), November 1 - 3, Women's 100m Freestyle, Final" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Swim Open Stockholm 2017, Event 2, 200m Freestyle Women - Final". IC Control. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Internazionali d'Italia LIII Trofeo Internazionale Sette Colli 24/26 June 2016, Women - 400 m Freestyle - Preliminary". Microplus Timing. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  13. ^ "FINA Swimming World Cup 2019, Tokyo (JPN), August 2 - 4, 2019, Women's 50m Backstroke, Preliminary" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Swimming, 58º Settecolli, Rome (ITA) 25/27 June 2021, Women - 100 m Backstroke - 26/06/2021". Microplus Timing. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Swim Cup 2014 + NK Zwemmen 2014, Eindhoven, 10 - 13 april 2014, Event 2, Women, 200m Backstroke Senioren Open, 10-04-2014, Results Final" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Swim Open Stockholm 2021, Event 6, 50m Butterfly Women - A Finals". IC Control. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  17. ^ "SM/JSM (25m) 2019, Gren 27, 50m Frisim Damer - A Final". livetiming.se. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  18. ^ "SM/JSM (25m) 2019, Gren 47, 100m Frisim Damer - A Final". livetiming.se. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Results for SM/JSM 25m 2013, Gren 37, 200m Frisim Damer, Finaler, Senior". livetiming.se. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Swimrankings - COLEMAN, Michelle". swimrankings.net. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  21. ^ "SM/JSM (25m) 2019, Gren 51, 50m Ryggsim Damer - A Final". livetiming.se. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  22. ^ "SM/JSM (25m) 2018, Gren 29, 100m Ryggsim Damer - A Final". livetiming.se. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Results for SM/JSM (25m) 2014, Gren 41, 200m Ryggsim Damer, Finaler, Senior". livetiming.se. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  24. ^ "2020 ISL Preliminaries, Budapest (HUN) - Match 3, October 24 - 25, Women's 50m Butterfly, Results (page 31)" (PDF). International Swimming League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  25. ^ https://sparvagenidrott.nu/michellecoleman/
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