Marcus Piehl
Encyclopedia
Marcus Piehl is a freestyle
swimmer
from Sweden
. He was a member of the Swedish silver medal winner team in 4×100 m freestyle at the 2006 FINA Short Course World Championships
together with Lars Frölander
, Jonas Tilly
and Stefan Nystrand
.
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
swimmer
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
from Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. He was a member of the Swedish silver medal winner team in 4×100 m freestyle at the 2006 FINA Short Course World Championships
2006 FINA Short Course World Championships
The 8th FINA World Swimming Championships were held at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China from April 5 to April 9, 2006.-Medal table:-Freestyle:-Backstroke:-Breaststroke:-Butterfly:-Individual Medley:-Relays:...
together with Lars Frölander
Lars Frölander
Lars Arne Frölander is a Swedish swimmer. He grew up in Ornäs in Borlänge Municipality. He competed in 5 consecutive Olympic Games . The highlight of his career was when he won the gold in the 100 metre butterfly event at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000...
, Jonas Tilly
Jonas Tilly
Jonas Tilly is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He was a member of the Swedish world record team in 4x50m freestyle at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2006 together with Marcus Piehl, Petter Stymne and Stefan Nystrand. Studied at University of California and swum in their swim...
and Stefan Nystrand
Stefan Nystrand
Stefan Nystrand is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden.-Biography:His father Sture Nystrand is a Swede and his mother Smiljana Kokeza is Croatian from Split...
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External links
- Swim Rankings profile