Søren Dahl
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Danish |
| Born | 15 July 1993 Aarhus, Denmark |
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Herlev Svommeklub (DEN) |
| College team | North Carolina State University |
| Coach | Todd DeSorbo, Braden Holloway (NCSU) |
Søren Dahl (born 15 July 1993) is a Danish swimmer who competed for North Carolina State University and represented Denmark at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]
Dahl was born 15 July 1993 in Arhus, Denmark. He attended High School at Falkonergårdens Gymnasium and competed and trained with Denmark's Herlev Svommeklub (DEN).[2][3]
2016 Olympics
[edit]Dahl competed in the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2016 Summer Olympics where his relay team finished 7th in Heat 2 and 12th overall with a combined time of 7:12.66.[1][2]
North Carolina State
[edit]He studied at North Carolina State University beginning around the 2013-14 school year, where he was a member of the NC State swimming and Diving team and trained and competed under Coach Braden Holloway and with Coach Todd DeSorbo through 2017.[4][5] Dahl won two NCAA titles at the 2016 and 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships. His first title came as part of the NC State 400 freestyle relay squad, the first national relay championship for NC State and the ACC conference. Then in 2017, the NC State 800 freestyle relay squad won the national championship. Held, Vazaios, Ress, and Dahl put up the fastest time in history setting both NCAA and U.S. open records. As a Junior in 2015-2016, he won All-America Honorable Mention for his performance in the 200 freestyle, and a part of 4x200 800 freestyle relay team that won a second place at the NCAA Championships.[6][3]
In 2018, Dahl was named as a recipient of the Atlantic Coast Conference Postgraduate Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to student-athletes that have performed with distinction in both the classroom and their respective sport, while demonstrating exemplary conduct in the community.[7] In May 2018, Dahl was awarded a prestigious NCAA scholarship - the Jim Mckay Scholarship.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Dahl is gay. In 2023, Dahl was in a relationship with retired NFL player Carl Nassib, the first active NFL player to come out as gay.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Soren Dahl". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Olympedia Biography, Soren Dahl". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ a b "North Carolina State University Swimming Roster, Soren Dahl". gopack.com. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "July 19, 2024, Tim Peeler, North Carolina State, A Baker's Dozen Olympics". ncsu.edu. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Soren Dahl - 2014-15 - NC State University". gopack.com. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Watch NC State Demolish US Open Record in 800 Free Relay". SwimSwam. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Four Wolfpack Student-Athletes Earn ACC Postgraduate Recognition". NC State University. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Dahl Awarded Jim McKay Scholarship". NC State University. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ Zeigler, Cyd (22 September 2022). "Olympic swimmer Soren Dahl is out as gay on social media". Outsports. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Carl Nassib, il giocatore di football americano fa coppia con il nuotatore olimpico Søren Dahl - Gay.it" (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
