Lisa Nystrand (born 15 May 2006) is a Swedish competitive swimmer. At the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, she placed tenth in the semifinals of the 200-metre individual medley and twelfth in the 400-metre individual medley. She placed fourteenth in the semifinals of the 200-metre backstroke at the 2021 European Short Course Championships. At the 2021 European Junior Championships, she placed sixth in the final of the 200-metre individual medley, eighth in the final of the 400-metre individual medley, and tenth in the semifinals of the 200-metre breaststroke.
Background Nystrand was born 15 May 2006 in Sweden and formerly competed for Väsby SS."Lisa Nystrand". FINA. Retrieved 17 September 2022. She currently competes for Simklubben Neptun (SK Neptun).
Career 2020–2021 In June 2020, at the senior Swedish National Championships, conducted in a virtual format, Nystrand won gold medals and nationals titles in the 200-metre breaststroke, 200-metre individual medley, and 400-metre individual medley, as well as a silver medal in the 200-metre backstroke.Ortegon, Karl (6 July 2020). "Junevik Wins Four, Hansson Sisters Race At Swedish Virtual National Champs". SwimSwam. Retrieved 17 September 2022. The following year, in April at the Swedish Swim Open, she qualified for her first senior LEN European Aquatics Championships at 15 years of age, achieving a qualifying time of 2:15.46 in the 200-metre individual medley for both the senior and junior European Championships of the year.Fransson, Malin (10 April 2021). "15-åriga medleytalangen kvalade till senior-EM" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 17 September 2022. Her time of 2:15.46 was 1.08 seconds faster than the Olympic selection time in the event for the 2020 Summer Olympics (2:16.54) and was achieved before the end of the qualifying period, which closed on 27 June."TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES: Qualifying Time Standards - SW". FINA. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
At the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, held in May at Danube Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Nystrand placed 26th in the 200-metre individual medley with a time of 2:16.34, which was again faster than the 2020 Summer Olympics selection time and was attained in the qualifying period.LEN (21 May 2021). "Hungary 2020 LEN European Aquatics Championships: Results 200m Individual Medley Women Preliminary". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 17 September 2022. In her other event, the 200-metre backstroke, she placed 28th, finishing in a time of 2:17.50.LEN (22 May 2021). "Hungary 2020 LEN European Aquatics Championships: Results 200m Individual Medley Women Preliminary". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 17 September 2022. While her 200-metre individual medley times from April (2:15.46) and May (2:16.34) were both faster than the Olympic selection time of 2:16.54 and were both attained before 27 June, the International Olympic Committee invited no female Swedish swimmers to compete in the event for Team Sweden at the 2020 Olympic Games."Memo: Qualification System_ Games of the XXXII Olympiad _ Tokyo 2020". FINA. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2023. Two months later, in July at the 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships held in Rome, Italy, she placed sixth in the final of the 200-metre individual medley with a 2:15.08, eighth in the final of the 400-metre individual medley with a 4:50.04, tenth in the semifinals of the 200-metre breaststroke with a personal best time of 2:31.65, fourteenth in the 4×100-metre medley relay, swimming the backstroke leg of the relay, 34th in the 100-metre backstroke with a 1:05.70, and did not start the 200-metre backstroke.LEN (12 July 2021). "LEN European Junior Swimming Championships Rome - Italy: Complete Results Book". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
For the 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships, contested at the Palace of Water Sports in Kazan, Russia in November, Nystrand achieved a fourteenth-place finish in the semifinals of the 200-metre backstroke with a personal best time of 2:09.85, after a personal best time of 2:10.78 in the preliminary heats, and a seventeenth-place finish in the 200-metre individual medley with a personal best time of 2:13.16.Fransson, Malin (3 November 2021). "15-åringen slaktade sitt personliga rekord: "En chock"" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 17 September 2022."Lisa Nystrand satte personbästa på EM" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2022.LEN (7 November 2021). "2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Complete Results Book". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 17 September 2022. She also placed sixteenth in the 400-metre individual medley with a personal best time of 4:41.12.
2022 The following year, as a 16-year-old at the 2022 European Junior Swimming Championships held in July in Otopeni, Romania, Nystrand competed in seven events, including placing fourth in the final of the 200-metre individual medley with a 2:14.84, fourth in the final of the 400-metre individual medley with a 4:47.65, twelfth in the semifinals of the 200-metre backstroke with a personal best time of 2:17.13, and 20th in the 200-metre breaststroke with a 2:35.54.LEN (10 July 2022). "Romania 2022 LEN European Junior Swimming Championships: Complete Results Book". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
2022 European Aquatics Championships At the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, held in August at Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, Nystrand placed 25th in her first event of the Championships, the 200-metre backstroke, with a time of 2:17.84.LEN (11 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 200m Backstroke Women Preliminary". Microplus. Retrieved 17 September 2022. In her second event, the 400-metre individual medley, she placed twelfth with a time of 4:50.40.LEN (13 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 400m Individual Medley Women Preliminary" . Microplus. Retrieved 17 September 2022. For her third and final event of the Championships, the 200-metre individual medley, she advanced past the preliminaries for the first time at a LEN European Aquatics Championships, qualifying for the evening semifinals."Se finalpasset från sim-EM" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022. In the semifinals of the event, she placed tenth with a personal best time of 2:14.64 and did not qualify for the final.LEN (15 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 200m Individual Medley Women Semi-Final" . Microplus. Retrieved 17 September 2022."Sarah Sjöström snabbast i semin på 50 fritt: "Gjorde det jag skulle"" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022."Sjöström klar för final – snabbast av alla" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
2023 On day one of the 2023 Stockholm Swim Open, 13 April, Nystrand placed fourth in the b-final of the 200-metre freestyle with a 2023 European Junior Swimming Championships qualifying time of 2:04.70."Malmsten Swim Open Stockholm 2023: Event 2, 200m Freestyle Women". livetiming.se. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023. The following day, she won the 400 metre individual medley with another qualifying time, 4:50.84."Malmsten Swim Open Stockholm 2023: Event 12, 400m Individual Medley Women". livetiming.se. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023. On the third morning, she ranked ninth in the preliminaries of the 200-metre breaststroke with a time of 2:33.35 before withdrawing from further competition in the event."Malmsten Swim Open Stockholm 2023: Event 22, 200m Breaststroke Women - Heats". livetiming.se. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023. In the evening session, she placed fourth in the final of the 200-metre individual medley with a time of 2:17.27."Malmsten Swim Open Stockholm 2023: Event 24, 200m Individual Medley Women". livetiming.se. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023. In the 100-metre breaststroke preliminaries on the fourth and final day of competition, she ranked tenth with a time of 1:11.09 and withdrew from further competition in the event."Malmsten Swim Open Stockholm 2023: Event 30, 100m Breaststroke Women". livetiming.se. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
International championships (50 m) Meet100 backstroke200 backstroke200 breaststroke200 medley400 medley4×100 freestyle4×100 medley4×100 mixed freestyle Junior level EJC 2021 (age: 15) 34th (1:05.70) DNS 10th (2:31.65) 6th (2:15.08) 8th (4:50.04) 14th (4:17.08) EJC 2022 (age: 16) 12th (2:17.13) 20th (2:35.54) 4th (2:14.84) 4th (4:47.65) 10th (3:54.43) 11th (4:18.08) 12th (3:40.96) Senior level EC 2020 (age: 15) 28th (2:17.50) 26th (2:16.34) EC 2022 (age: 16) 25th (2:17.84) 10th (2:14.64) 12th (4:50.40)
International championships (25 m) Meet200 backstroke200 medley400 medley EC 2021 (age: 15) 14th (2:09.85) 18th (2:13.16) 16th (4:41.12)
Personal best times Long course metres (50 m pool) Event Time Meet Location Date Age Ref 200 m backstroke 2:17.13 sf 2022 European Junior Swimming Championships Otopeni, Romania 7 July 2022 16 100 m breaststroke 1:09.84 2023 Helsinki Swim Meet Finland 8 April 2023 16 200 m breaststroke 2:30.88 2023 Helsinki Swim Meet Finland 9 April 2023 16 200 m individual medley 2:14.64 sf 2022 European Aquatics Championships Rome, Italy 15 August 2022 16 400 m individual medley 4:47.47 h 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships Rome, Italy 6 July 2021 15 Legend: h – preliminary heat; sf – semifinal
Short course metres (25 m pool) Event Time Meet Location Date Age Ref 200 m backstroke 2:09.85 sf 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan, Russia 3 November 2021 15 200 m breaststroke 2:23.50 2022 Nordic Short Course Swimming Championships Norway 10 December 2022 16 200 m individual medley 2:10.28 2022 Nordic Short Course Swimming Championships Norway 12 December 2022 16 400 m individual medley 4:38.09 2022 Nordic Short Course Swimming Championships Norway 11 December 2022 16 Legend: sf – semifinal
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