2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Roster

Robin Hanson

Robin Hanson

  • Sport:
    Men's Swimming
  • Country:
    Sweden
  • Years at Cal:
    2021-present

Summary

Biography

A first-time Olympian at the 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo and one of two Golden Bear swimmers competing for Sweden … Entered in the 100-meter freestyle and 200-meter freestyle events … Originally signed with Cal in November 2020 and will compete for the Golden Bears as a freshman starting in fall 2021 … Selected to the 2021 Swedish Olympic team in late May and will swim the 200-meter freestyle event at the Tokyo Games … Clocked in at 1:46.50 in the 200 free semifinals before taking seventh in the finals (1:47.34) at the 2021 LEN European Aquatics Championships in Budapest … Swedish junior record-holder in the 100 free and 200 free, in both long course and short course meters … Gold medalist in the 200 free (1:46.93) at the 2019 European Junior Championships … Also collected silver in the 100 free and bronze in the 400 free at the same meet … Medaled twice more at the 2019 World Junior Championships (silver in 200 free, bronze in 100 free) … Born on April 2, 2001 in Stockholm, Sweden … Home town is Järfälla, Stockholm, Sweden … Parents are Torbjörn and Anna Hanson … Has one sister, Isabelle … Full name is Robin Carl Mario Hanson.

Olympic Schedule (PDT)
July 25 - 200m freestyle heats (23rd, 1:47.02)
July 27 - 100m freestyle heats (27th, 49.07)

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