Pär Arvidsson

Pär Arvidsson (born February 27, 1960 in Finspång) is a former butterfly swimmer from Sweden. He won the 100 m butterfly at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow,[1][2] after having set the world record in the same event a couple of months earlier in Austin, Texas. He held the record until April 1981.[3]

Pär Arvidsson
Personal information
Full namePär Arvidsson
Nickname(s)Pära
NationalitySwedish
Born (1960-02-27) February 27, 1960
Finspång, Sweden
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesbutterfly

Between 1976 and 1983 he became Swedish champion 22 times.

He held the Swedish record in the 200 butterfly until 2008.

After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in economics he attended and graduated from Harvard Business School.

Personal bests

Long course (50 m)
Event Time Date Meet Location Ref
100 m butterfly 54.15 11 Apr 1980- Austin, TX, United States
200 m butterfly 2:00.42 18 Aug 1979US Summer Nationals Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
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

Clubs
  • Finspångs SK
Records
Preceded by
Joe Bottom		 Men's 100-metre butterfly
world record-holder (long course)
April 11, 1980 – April 3, 1981		 Succeeded by
William Paulus

References
  1. Par Arvidsson at Sports Reference at Sports Reference
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8_8sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=es0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1322,1877276&dq=p%C3%A4r+arvidsson+1980+butterfly&hl=en
  3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MCwdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SKUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4086,986070
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