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    Gustav Aberg Lejdstrom     
     
      Gustav Aberg Lejdstrom
Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Helsingborg, Sweden

Event:
Freestyle

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CAREER HONORS
ALL-AMERICA CERTIFICATES (3)
2013: 3

200 FR (HM), 400 FR (HM), 800 FR

SEC MEDAL COUNT (1)

Silver: 1


2013: 800 FR

CAREER AWARDS
2013 All-American

2012-13 - FRESHMAN
AWARDS
2013 All-American

DUAL MEET RECAP

  • Most critical contributions Aberg Ledjstrom made for the Vols as a freshman was on the relays. He competed in freestyle relay events at the SEC and NCAA Championships
  • Won first career race against UNC Wilmington, the 200 freestyle (1:43.35)
  • Placed fourth in 200 freestyle against Ohio State (1:41.02)
  • Achieved four career bests at UT Invite, the 50 free (21.37), 200 free (1:40.71), 100 back (51.62), and the 200 back (1:53.15)

SEC RECAP

  • Individually, competed in the 50 freestyle (20.05), 100 freestyle (44.20) and 200 freestyle (1:37.70) events.
  • Reached the C Final in all three of those events and set new career bests.
  • Helped Vols to a silver medal in the 800 freestyle relay, swimming the second leg in the Vols NCAA A cut time of 6:20.13. His cut was 1:36.74.
  • Swam a leg on the Vols' fastest 200 freestyle relay of the season (1:18.32). The team placed fourth.

NCAA RECAP

  • Earned first-team All-America honors for the 800 freestyle relay. The team time was 6:21.87 as the Vols reached the podium in a swimming event for the first time since 2011.
  • Picked up honorable mention All-America honors for the 200 freestyle relay (1:18.45, 13th place) and 400 freestyle relay (2:53.66, 12th place)

PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
  • Received national acclaim in Sweden for his distance swimming, having won the 1500-meter freestyle at the 2011 Swedish Long Course Nationals in 15 minutes, 14.51 seconds
  • Not just limited to the long distance races; in November 2011, he won the 400 freestyle in the Swedish Short Course Nationals.

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