Louise Karlsson

Louise Karlsson

Personal information
Born	April 26, 1974
Medal record Women's Swimming World Championships (SC) 1997 Gothenburg 200 m medley 1995 Rio de Janeiro 200 m medley 1995 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m freestyle 1997 Gothenburg 4×100 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 1995 Vienna 4×100 m freestyle European Championships (SC) 1991 Gelsenkirchen 100 m medley 1992 Espoo 50 m breaststroke 1992 Espoo 50 m butterfly 1992 Espoo 100 m medley 1993 Gateshead 50 m butterfly 1993 Gateshead 100 m medley 1993 Gateshead 4×50 m freestyle 1994 Stavanger 100 m medley 1991 Gelsenkirchen 50 m butterfly 1992 Espoo 4×50 m medley 1992 Espoo 4×50 m freestyle 1993 Gateshead 4×50 m medley 1994 Stavanger 4×50 m freestyle 1991 Gelsenkirchen 50 m freestyle 1994 Stavanger 4×50 m medley

Louise Karlsson (born April 26, 1974) is a former Swedish breaststroke and medley swimmer who competed in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. She finished 8th on 200 m medley in the 1996 Summer Olympics. She also held the world record on 100 m medley for about one year, with the time 1:01.03 in January 1997.

Clubs

• Skärets SS
• Helsingborgs SS

References

Records
Preceded by Incumbent	Women's 100 metre individual medley world record holder (short course) January 26, 1997 – February 26, 1998	Succeeded by Xiaowen Hu