Gard Kvale is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. He swam for Norway at the 2008 Olympics

Norway at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Norway competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.On 10 June, the NOC selected 50 athletes for the Olympic Games. A week later, a further eight athletes were added. More selections were made on 17 June, 1 July, 14 July and 17 July...

, where he lowered the Norwegian Records in the 3 events he swam: the 200 and 400 frees and the 200 IM.

As of 2008, he attends Bergen University College

Bergen University College

Bergen University College is a Norwegian public institution of higher education, established in August 1994 by the merging of six former independent colleges in Bergen, Norway.The College is organised in 3 faculties:*Faculty of Education...

 (Norwegian: Høgskolen i Bergen (HiB)).

At the 2007 Norwegian Championships in Namos, Norway, he won 7 events: the 100, 200, 800 and 1500 frees, the 200 and 400 IMs, and the 200 fly.

On July 1, 2009, he and Alexander Dale Oen

Alexander Dale Oen

Alexander Dale Oen is a Norwegian swimmer. He represents the club Vestkantsvømmerne. Dale Oen's gold at the 2008 European Championships made him the first Norwegian male to win a medal at a major international long course championship.Oen got his international breakthrough in 2005, placing seventh...

 were the 2 males named to Norway's 6-swimmer team for the 2009 World Championships

Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships

The swimming competition of the 2009 World Aquatics Championships was held at the Foro Italico sports complex in Rome, Italy, from Sunday 26 July – Sunday 2 August 2009.-Events:...

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