[1] Simon Sjödin was born on 4 October 1986 into parents Kristina and Omar.

[2] In 2007, he changed swim club from Södertörns SS to SK Neptun.

In 2008, Simon Sjödin competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics representing Sweden.

[3] In 2016, he competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics having qualified to swim both 200 m butterfly and 200 m individual medley.

Simon reached the semi-final in 200 m butterfly with a time of 1.56.46 beating the Swedish national record in the process.