Malin Hedberg - 2014-15 Women's Swimming - LIU Post


Malin Hedberg

Event: Distance Freestyle/Backstroke
Class: Senior
Hometown: Vasteras, Sweden
Previous School: Wenstromska Gymnasiet

2013-14: 2014 CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention ... finished second in the 1650-yard freestyle event (17:53.47) at the Metropolitan Championships (Feb. 16) ... member of the winnin 800-yard freestyle relay team at The College of New Jersey Invitational (Dec. 8) ... also took 2nd in the 1650-yard freestyle at that meet with a time of 17:49.43 ... won the 1000-yard freestyle event with a time of 10:36.94 against Queens College (Oct. 30).

2012-13: Named CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention … placed her name on the all-time top five in Pioneer history in three individual events – second in the 1000-yard freestyle, second in the 1650-yard freestyle, and fourth in the 500-yard freestyle … also finds herself in the third and fourth spot on the top five in the 800-yard freestyle relay.

2011-12: Helped the Pioneers post their second-highest program mark in the 800 Free Relay (8:01.58) at the Metropolitan Championships … recorded the program’s second-highest mark in the 1000 Free (10:40.73) against Army (Nov. 18) and also in the 1650 Free (17:50.44) at the TCNJ Invite (Dec. 4) … finished first in the 500 Free (5:31.85) at East Stroudsburg (Jan. 11).

Prior to LIU Post: Part of the team at Wenstromska Gymnasiet in Sweden.

Personal: Older of Clas and Ann Kristin’s two daughters … interests include open water swimming and competing in triathlons … favorite athlete is Swedish sprint swimmer Therese Alshammar … major is business administration.

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