INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION (2008-09)

Won the 100 free (52.40), 200 free (1:53.50), 50 fly (25.40) and 100 fly (56.50) at the Iceland National Championships in Mar. 2009...Added a second-place finish in the 50 free (24.27)...Qualified for the Small Nation Games in Cyprus (June 2009), winning the gold as part of the 400 free relay team (3:28.80) and placing fourth in the 200 free (1:55.52).

FRESHMAN SEASON (2008-09)

Swam to a fourth place finish in the 100 back and an eighth place finish in the 100 free at the conference meet...Member of the first-ever podium placement for a Privateer relay at the conference meet, joining the 400 medley relay team in finishing third...School-record holder in the 100 fly (48.82) and 200 fly (1:50.84), with both times coming at the conference meet...Member of school-record setting 200 free relay team, accomplishing the mark of 1:24.92 at the Delta State Christmas Invite (12/19)...400 free relay school record team participant, on a unit that swam the event in 3:00.45 at the SBC meet, a whole eight-seconds faster than the previous school-best...The first UNO male to be named SBC Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 12, doing so after having a hand in four event wins and three school records against No. 30 Alabama (11/8)...Against Alabama, Jonsson started his day winning the 200 fly in a school-record time of 1:54.73...He next joined the 200 free relay winning effort, shattering a 17-year old mark with a time of 1:26.37, besting the 1991 Metro Championships entrant from UNO...Picked up first place in the 100 fly (50.73) in a then-school record against Southern Illinois (10/31)...Was the winner in the 200 fly (1:55.20) and 400 medley relay (3:28.08) against DSU (1/24).

PRE-NEW ORLEANS

Member of the Icelandic National team...National Age group record holder...Participated in European Junior Championship and European Youth Olympic Games...Best times of 1:55.50 in the Icelandic Championship Long Course in the 200 free...Timed at 1:52.53 in the Icelandic Championships in the short course 200 free...Named Sportsman of the Year in Keflavik, Iceland.

PERSONAL

Born on May 18, 1987...Son of Jon Kristian Magnusson and Linda Gunnarsdottir...Brother, Arnar Mar Jonnson and sister, Marin Hrund Jonsdottir...Majoring in Business Administration...chose UNO over LSU, Texas Christian, Cleveland State, UConn and UNLV.