Hrafn Traustason

Oakland, Eastern Michigan split close finishes at Eastern Michigan Invite

Full Name:	Hrafn Traustason
Nickname(s):	Raffie
Born:	June 07th, 1992
	Denmark
Nationality:	Iceland
Status:	Active

Junior Hrafn Traustason currently competes for Oakland University, a swim and dive team in their second year as members of the Horizon League. Pete Hovland is the head coach at Oakland University, assisted by Shawn Kornoelje, Katie Sullivan, Andre Latour, Blaine Dolcetti, and Larry Albright (Diving). Oakland Swimming and Diving is known for their long history of success in the pool, starting in the Division II days. In Division II, Oakland won 20 National Championships between the Men and Women’s teams. After Oakland moved up to Division I, the teams continued their winning tradition, being undefeated at the conference championships 16 years in a row. Oakland University athletes are also known as the Golden Grizzlies. (Oakland University Golden Grizzlies Athletics, 2015) Background Hrafn was born to mother Sigríður Ragnarsdóttir and father Trausti Gylfason in 1992. He grew up being a swimmer, and has been competing as long as he can remember. High School In high school, Hrafn trained for Klaus Ohk at Flensborgarskólinn í Hafnarfirði. One of Hrafn’s many accomplishments from high school include his qualification for the European National Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands. He also represented Iceland at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. Hrafn also earned the honor of being the flag bearer …

Oakland, Eastern Michigan split close finishes at Eastern Michigan Invite

Oakland won 28 events in total, winning the women’s meet and finishing second to Eastern Michigan for the men.

Comment First!

2023 World Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Taylor Ruck Will Not Continue Swimming NCAA, Is “Unsure” If She Will Stay At Stanford

2023 World Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

2023 World Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Why Zane Grothe Thinks Leon Marchand Is Capable of a 4:02 in the 500 Free

The Longest Current American Gold Medal Drought In Individual Events At The Olympics

More Countries Than Ever Won Medals At The 2024 World Championships

Kristel Kobrich Ties All-Time Record With Eighth Worlds Final Appearance In Single Event

Brendan Burns Reflects on Swimming Career, Repeating as NCAA Champion

Erik Posegay Named Associate Head Coach At Texas, Marking Bowman’s First Hire

NAIA William Carey Will Train At Hattiesburg (Main) Campus In Inaugural Season This Fall

Women’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 16 Schools For 2020-2024

Carson Foster Sees Adjustments from Doha Pay Off in San Antonio

Waxing or Shaving. Which is Better for Swimmers?

Freestyle 101: Basic Principles For A Faster Freestyle

The Race Club Main Set: Individual Medley Speed

Olympic Champion Chase Kalisz’s Journey From Michael Phelps Protégé to ASU Pro

Lilly King Has Been Grinding 400 Breaststroke Repeats In Practice For Olympic Training

Caeleb Dressel Plays The Men’s NCAA DI Championships Prediction Game

How Did Regan Smith Bounce Back from Mono To Break A U.S. Open Record?

Freestyle 101: Basic Principles For A Faster Freestyle

How To Get The 2024 Swimsuit Issue with the Bella Sims Cover

Five Tips For Transitioning From Swimmer To Swammer Life

8 Goal Setting Tips for Swimmers

USA Women’s Water Polo Set To Host Australia & China This April In Southern California

2024 USA Water Polo Hall Of Fame Induction Class Announced

Group Draws Set Paris 2024 Olympic Water Polo Fields

Croatia Men Defeat Italy 15-13 In Penalty Shoot-Outs To Win 2024 World Championship

No. 4 USC Women’s Water Polo Heats Up For 14-10 Win At No. 10 Arizona State

No. 4 USC Women’s Water Polo Heads To Tempe To Take On 10th-Ranked ASU

Ten Trojans Score As No. 3 USC Women’s Water Polo Tops San José State 14-8

No. 3 USC Women’s Water Polo Stuck With 10-8 Loss At No. 4 Stanford

Hrafn Traustason

Oakland, Eastern Michigan split close finishes at Eastern Michigan Invite

Don't want to miss anything?

Want to take your swimfandom to the next level?