2010-11
Recorded season-best sprint times at the Pac-10 Championships
Touched in with a career-best 54.84 in the 100 breast.
Swam a time of 20.64 in the 50 free, tenth of second off his career time set at the previous Pac-10 Championships.
2009-10
Made an immediate impact in the sprint events
Clocked in his fastest times of the season at the Pac-10 Championships
Sprinted to a career-best 20.57 in the 50 free
Touched the wall at 44.96 in the 100 free
Finished in 55.92 in the 100 breast
Wayne State University:
Totaled seven All-America honors, joining four First Team relays (including one national champion foursome) and earning three individual Honorable Mention accolades
Swam the second leg of the first-place 400 medley relay, which broke the national record and edged runner-up Ouachita Baptist by .06 seconds (3:14.15)
Also swam the second leg of the 200 medley relay which finished second and came in under the previous national record but .72 seconds behind Ouachita Baptist (1:27.97)
Joined the fourth-place 200 and 400 free relays, both finishing fourth and setting school records in the prelims and finals (1:21.07, 2:57.34)
Tied for 12th in the 100 breaststroke (56.46) and placed 14th in the 100 free (44.84)
Finished 14th in the 50 free (20.49) after setting a school record in the prelims (20.23)
Named GILIAC Freshman of the Year
Personal:
Majoring in business communication at ASU
Parents are Mats and Ingrid Akesson of Sweden
Has two siblings, Henrik and Katrin
Brother, Henrik, competed at Huntington Beach College
Born February 3, 1988 in Malmoe
Lists most exciting sports moment as winning the 400 IM relay for Div. II and setting the new national record
| Jesper Akesson's Top Times | |||||||
| 50 Free | 20.57 | 2011 | |||||
| 100 Free | 44.96 | 2010 | |||||
| 100 BR | 54.84 | 2011 | |||||