Muhammad Akbar Nasution

Muhammad Akbar Nasution

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Akbar Nasution
National team	Indonesia
Born	(1983-05-06) 6 May 1983 (age 41) Jakarta, Indonesia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, breaststroke, medley
College team	Chaffey College (U.S.)
Coach	Mike Dickson (U.S.)
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Indonesia Southeast Asian Games 2001 Kuala Lumpur 200 m breaststroke 2005 Manila 400 m freestyle 2007 Bangkok 400 m medley 1999 Brunei 200 m breaststroke 2001 Kuala Lumpur 100 m breaststroke 2007 Bangkok 200 m medley 2011 Jakarta 400 m medley

Muhammad Akbar Nasution (born 6 May 1983) is an Indonesian former swimmer, who specialised in breaststroke, but also competed in long-distance freestyle and individual medley.^[1] Starting as a 17-year-old appearing at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Nasution is considered one of Indonesia's top-ranked swimmers in his decade. He has won a total of six medals (three silver and three bronze) from the Southeast Asian Games since 2001 and has held numerous Indonesian records in long-distance freestyle (400 and 800 m) and in individual medley (200 and 400 m). At the peak of his sporting career, Nasurion has also travelled extensively across Asia, Australia, and the United States to train for world-class swim clubs, and to further focus on his education, including his four-year stay at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, California.