Dadó Fenrir Jasminuson

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Dadó Fenrir
Personal information
Full name	Dado Fenrir Jasminuson
Nickname	"Geitin"
National team	Iceland
Born	May 5, 1995 (age 29); Harare, Zimbabwe
Height	6 ft 02 in (188 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming

Early Life

Dadó Fenrir Jasmínuson was born 5th of may 1995. He was born in Harare Zimbabwe which is the most populated city in the country. Dadó soon moved with his family to Serbia where he lived and went to school for the first four years of his life. His family finally moved to Iceland in the year 2004 and has since then resided in Hafnarfjörður city in Iceland. In an interview in 2019 Dadó talks and about the freedom he experienced moving to Iceland and liked the country alot.

In recent times Dadó has moved to Denmark where he became a coach at a respected swim club in Thisted.

The name Dadó is originated from Italian language and means cube. Dadó can speak several languages, such as Icelandic, English, Serbian, Croatian, Boznian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Slovenian and Soviet languages.

Today Dadó considers himself as an Icelandic man, although he has lived in so many places over his life.

Sex life

Dadó famously lost his virginity in South Africa. The song that was playing during the sexual intercourse was Levels by Avicii.

Career

Dadó soon entered the swimming scene at the age of eleven. His father being a swim coach pushed him into swimming in a local club named SH in Hafnarfjörður. Dadó quickly became a very talented swimmer and surpassed his peers in both strength and skill level. He also made one friend which he is in good contact with to this date.

Dadó competed in many swim meets for SH and the national swimming team. He made his mark on an international grounds in competition and had huge success in freestyle, which was his main focus.

2018 was a big year for Dadó. His training, both in and out of the swimming pool were at an all time high and no one could touch the times he was bound to set. He had been focusing primarily on explosive power and speed. His height had grown to 190cm (6' 2'' ft) and he weighed around 86 - 90 kg, which in his mind was the ideal weight for sprinters. In 20th of April at the Icelandic Championships in long course Dadó set a time of 23,12 in the 50m freestyle, his best time. In November the same year he would smash his 50m time in the short course with a time of 22.29. That time would seconds after be confirmed as the new Icelandic record in 50m freestyle for short course, tying the record set by Árni Már Árnason in 2009.

Dadó would later compete in World championships and European championships.

Dadó put the swimsuit on the shelf in 2022 having a very successful career. He is considered one of the greatest swimmers Iceland has ever had in terms of sprinters. He is now a worldly renowned swimming coach and ever sought after by clubs.

Personal Bests

Long course


Event	Time	Location	Date	Note
50m Freestyle	23.12	Reykjavik, ISL	20.04.2018	PB
100m Freestyle	51.66	Reykjavik, ISL	21.04.2018	PB
200m Butterfly	DNF	Reykjavik, ISL	5.03.2017	DQ

Short course


Event	Time	Location	Date	Note
50m Freestyle	22.29	Reykjavik, ISL	9.11.2018	IR
100m Freestyle	49.59	Reykjavik, ISL	11.11.2018	PB
200m Butterfly	2.19.17	Hafnarfjordur, ISL	9.12.2017	PB

PB= Personal Best

IR= Icelandic Record

DQ= Disqualified

DNF= Did Not Finish, for example stopping after 150m in a 200m race

The famous 200m butterfly

In March of 2017 at the start of the 50m season, Dadó was set to swim 200m butterfly. Him, being a sprinter thought he could use his experience in finishing at a good time. He was put on lane 3 having one of the strongest times in his heat. The match was set and he was off to a flying start. On the break he was clearly first, having mayorly focused on short distances, was not news to him or any one else in the pool. After 50m he held on to the lead with a split of 28 seconds. His coach on the sideline was happy and excited for the rest of the swim. His pace was strong and after 100m he still has the lead with a time of 1.05. However coming in to the turn you could see his arms were starting to fatigue. This had the whole crowd worried and fired up, they started to cheer him on through his struggles. However it was in vain. The training he had done for this event was not enough. Dadós race was almost over at that point. He fell behind the other swimmers and it turned from the butterfly stroke to a non existing stroke. The struggle was so real, the lifeguard stood up and saw that he had his job cut out for him. Dadó slowly advanced to the other side and lunched his body forward on true belief and faith. He touched the 150m mark at extremely slow pace of 1.45. That means his third leg was 40 seconds, a disgrace some spectators said. Dadós race was over as other contestants turned and moved on with the race. Dadó swam to the side and hit the showers. He would not swim 200m butterfly in the long course ever again.

Refrences

Metaskrár | SSÍ (sundsamband.is) "list of Icelandic records". Retrieved 26.05.2023.
Haukur Harðason (20. May. 2021). Dadó Fenrir nálægt sínum besta tíma - RÚV.is (ruv.is) .Retrieved 26.05.2023.
Dado Fenrir JASMINUSON | Swimcloud. From the original. Retrieved 26.05.2023.
Swimrankings - JASMINUSON, Dado Fenrir at the Swimrankings.net