Elin Kvarnemar - 2015-16 Women's Swimming - LIU Post


Elin Kvarnemar

Event: Individual Medley/Backstroke
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Varberg, Sweden
Previous School: Peder Skrivares Skola

2015-16: All-Metropolitan Conference in 200-yard backstroke ... helped the Pioneers to a pool-record time of 4:01.82 in the 400-yard medley relay at East Stroudsburg (Oct. 31) ... also finished second (1:04.30) in the 100-back and third (2:21.57) in the 200-back at the same meet ... part of a 200-yard medley relay team that clocked an NCAA "B" cut of 1:46.07 at the Frank Elm Invitational (Nov. 20-22) ... followed that up with an NCAA "B" cut of 1:36.01 in the 200-yard freestyle relay at the ECAC Championships (Dec. 4-6) ... placed fourth (2:21.47) in the 200 IM against Siena (Jan. 16) ... came in third (2:17.13) in the 200-yard backstroke in a tri-meet versus Kutztown and Millersville (Jan. 30) ... clocked a seventh-place 1:00.31 in the 100-back and an eighth-place 2:11.58 in the 200-back at the Metropolitan Championships (Feb. 19-21).

Prior to LIU Post: Attended Peder Skrivares Skola in Valberg, Sweden ... competed for the swimming team.

Personal: Has two brothers, Johan and Nils ... daughter of Magnus and Ulrika Kvarnemar ... enjoys watching television, reading and shopping ... her favorite athletes are Sarah Sjostrom and Michael Phelps ... speaks german ... majoring in business.

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