Jan Stefan Persson is a former freestyle

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

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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

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. His best result is a fourth place on 1500m Freestyle at the European LC Championships 1987

European LC Championships 1987

The 1987 European Aquatics Championships, organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation, were held in an indoor pool in Strasbourg, France from 16 August to 23 August 1987. Besides swimming there were titles contested in diving, synchronized swimming and water polo...

 in Strasbourg

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Persson also holds the Swedish record in 800m and 1500m Freestyle in short course as well as the 1500m Freestyle in long course. Persson participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

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 in Seoul

Seoul

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 finishing 17th on the 1500m Freestyle. He was affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

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 in the United States

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