Henrik Christiansen (swimmer)
Henrik Christiansen (born 9 October 1996) is a Norwegian swimmer.
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| Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 September 1996 Skjetten, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junior career
He won three medals at the 2014 European Junior Swimming Championships.[1]
Senior career
He won a silver medal at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in the 400 metre freestyle.[2]
He also competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.[3]
He turned down swimming scholarship offers from Stanford University and UC Berkeley to continue his training in Norway.[4]
International Swimming League
In 2019 he was member of the 2019 International Swimming League representing Team Iron. He won the 400m freestyle in London.
Records
He holds multiple national swimming records.[5]
References
- Bowmile, Mitch (4 August 2015). "Henrik Christiansen Takes Huge Chunk Off Norwegian National Record". SwimSwam. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- "EM-sølv til Henrik Christiansen: – Jeg har ikke toppet formen - Svømming - VG". Vg.no. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- Jones, Molly (24 August 2015). "Christiansen crushes Norwegian records". The Norwegian American. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- "Dropper anerkjente universitet i USA". NRK (in Norwegian). 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- Marsteller, Jason (22 March 2015). "Henrik Christiansen Dominates Norwegian Champs". Swimming World. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
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