nˈɪstɹænd, ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt kˈoːɹs twˈɛnti fˈaɪv ˈɛm spˈɛʃəlˌɪst, hɐz wˈʌn fˈaɪv ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl mˈɛdəlz ɪnðə fˈaɪnə ʃˈɔːɹt kˈoːɹs wˈɜːld tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪps, ænd kˈæptʃɚd hɪz fˈɜːst mˈɛdəl sˈɪlvɚ ɪn lˈɔŋ kˈoːɹs fˈɪfti ˈɛm ɪnðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈɛm fɹˈiːstaɪl æt ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən əkwˈæɾɪks tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪps ɪn bˌuːdəpˈɛst, bᵻhˌaɪnd fɪlˈɪpoʊ mæɡnˈiːni ʌv ˈɪɾəli.
Nystrand, a short course (25 m) specialist, has won five individual medals in the FINA Short Course World Championships, and captured his first medal (silver) in long course (50 m) in the 100 m freestyle at the 2006 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, behind Filippo Magnini of Italy.