Lars Frölander
Lars Arne Frölander (born 26 May 1974 in Boden) is a Swedish swimmer. He has competed in six consecutive Olympic Games (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012).
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Biography
Frölander was born in Boden. He grew up in Ornäs in Borlänge Municipality.
In the 1992 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay along with Christer Wallin, Anders Holmertz and Tommy Werner. The Swedish team finished second behind the Unified Team.
In the 1996 Summer Olympics, Frölander again finished second in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay with the Swedish team. The team consisted of Christer Wallin, Anders Holmertz, Frölander, Anders Lyrbring. This time the United States was the winning team. Frölander also competed in the 100 metre freestyle, where he finished ninth in the heats but scratched the B-final, and in the 100 metre butterfly event, where he finished 19th.
The highlight of his career was when he won the gold in the 100 metre butterfly event at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000. A couple of months earlier he twice broke the world record in the men's 100 m butterfly (short course). Frölander was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 2000 as a result of his gold medal victory in Sydney.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Frölander, age 38, posted a 52.47 in the opening heats of the 100m Butterfly, less than 1 second slower than the top qualifier Chad le Clos, but .12s too slow to advance to the semifinals.
Personal bests
Long course (50 m)
Event | Time |
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Date | Meet | Location | Ref |
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50 m freestyle | 22.65 | (h) | 18 Jul 2000 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | |
100 m freestyle | 48.79 | 27 Jul 2001 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan | ||
200 m freestyle | 1:50.03 | 13 Aug 1997 | European Championships | Seville, Spain | ||
50 m butterfly | 23.56 | NR | 18 Jul 2008 | Swedish Championships | Norrköping, Sweden | |
100 m butterfly | 52.00 | NR | 22 Sep 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia |
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
Short course (25 m)
Event | Time |
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Date | Meet | Location | Ref |
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50 m freestyle | 21.92 | (r) | 20 Oct 2001 | Novo Nordisk Sprint Cup | East Meadow, New York, United States | |
100 m freestyle | 46.75 | 16 Mar 2000 | World SC Championships | Athens, Greece | ||
200 m freestyle | 1:45.43 | 16 Mar 2003 | Swedish SC Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
50 m butterfly | 22.97 | NR | 20 Oct 2001 | Novo Nordisk Sprint Cup | East Meadow, New York, United States | |
100 m butterfly | 50.44 | NR | 17 Mar 2000 | World SC Championships | Athens, Greece |
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
Clubs
- Borlänge SS
- Sundsvalls SS (1996–2001)
- Linköpings ASS (2001–)
External links
- Profile on FINA-website
- Swimmer profile at Swimrankings.net
Records | ||
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Preceded by | Men's 100-metre butterfly world record-holder (short course) 16 March 2000 – 14 December 2001 |
Succeeded by Thomas Rupprath |
Awards | ||
Preceded by | Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal 2000 |
Succeeded by Per Elofsson |
Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by | Swedish National LC Champion Men's 50 m freestyle 1997–1998 |
Succeeded by John Miranda |
Preceded by | Swedish National LC Champion Men's 100 m freestyle 1996–1998 |
Succeeded by John Miranda |
Preceded by | Swedish National LC Champion Men's 100 m freestyle 2000–2003 |
Succeeded by Eric la Fleur |
Preceded by | Swedish National LC Champion Men's 100 m freestyle 2006 |
Succeeded by Petter Stymne |
Preceded by | Swedish National LC Champion Men's 50 m butterfly 1998 |
Succeeded by Dan Lindström |
Preceded by | Swedish National LC Champion Men's 50 m butterfly 2000–2007 |
Succeeded by |
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- People from Boden Municipality
- Swedish swimmers
- Male butterfly swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Sweden
- Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Former world record holders in swimming
- Olympic medalists in swimming
- Male freestyle swimmers
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- SMU Mustangs men's swimmers
- Southern Methodist University alumni
- Borlänge SS swimmers
- Sundsvalls SS swimmers
- Linköpings ASS swimmers