Lars Frölander

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Lars Frölander Lars Frölander at the 2006 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships. Personal information Full name: Lars Arne Frölander Nationality:  Sweden Stroke(s): butterfly, freestyle Club: Linköpings ASS College team: SMU Mustangs (1996-1998) Date of birth: May 26, 1974 (1974-05-26) (age 34) Place of birth: Boden, Sweden

Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for  Sweden Olympic Games Gold 2000 Sydney 100 m Butterfly Silver 1992 Barcelona 4x200 m Freestyle Silver 1996 Atlanta 4x200 m Freestyle World Championsips (LC) Gold 2001 Fukuoka 100 m Butterfly Gold 1994 Rome 4x200 m Freestyle Silver 1994 Rome 100 m Butterfly Silver 1998 Perth 100 m Butterfly Silver 2001 Fukuoka 50 m Butterfly Bronze 1998 Perth 100 m Freestyle Bronze 2001 Fukuoka 100 m Freestyle World Championships (SC) Gold 1997 Gothenburg 100 m Butterfly Gold 1999 Hong Kong 100 m Freestyle Gold 1999 Hong Kong 100 m Butterfly Gold 2000 Athens 100 m Freestyle Gold 2000 Athens 100 m Butterfly Gold 2000 Athens 4x100 m Freestyle Silver 1997 Gothenburg 4x100 m Freestyle Silver 1997 Gothenburg 4x200 m Freestyle Silver 1999 Hong Kong 4x100 m Medley Silver 2002 Moscow 4x100 m Freestyle Silver 2006 Shanghai 4x100 m Freestyle Bronze 1999 Hong Kong 4x100 m Freestyle Bronze 2008 Manchester 4x100 m freestyle European Championships (LC) Gold 1997 Seville 100 m Butterfly Gold 1999 Istanbul 100 m Butterfly Gold 2000 Helsinki 100 m Butterfly Silver 1993 Sheffield 4x100 m Freestyle Silver 1995 Vienna 4x200 m Freestyle Silver 1997 Seville 100 m Freestyle Silver 2000 Helsinki 50 m Butterfly Silver 2002 Berlin 4x100 m Freestyle Bronze 1995 Vienna 4x100 m Freestyle Bronze 1999 Istanbul 100 m Freestyle Bronze 2000 Helsinki 100 m Freestyle Bronze 2002 Berlin 50 m Butterfly Bronze 2008 Eindhoven 4x100 m Medley

Lars Frölander (born May 26, 1974 in Boden) is a Swedish swimmer from Borlänge. The highlight of his career was when he won the gold on 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). After some difficult years he made a successful comeback at the European SC Championships in 2005 when he won his third gold of the competition.

Frölander was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 2000 as a result of his gold medal victory in Sydney.

[edit] Clubs

• Borlänge SS
• Sundsvalls SS (1996-2001)
• Linköpings ASS (2001-)

[edit] External links

• Profile on FINA-website

Records
Preceded by Michael Klim	Men's 100 metre butterfly world record holder (short course) March 16, 2000 – December 14, 2001	Succeeded by Thomas Rupprath
Awards
Preceded by Tony Rickardsson	Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal 2000	Succeeded by Per Elofsson
Sporting positions
Preceded by Pär Lindström	Swedish National LC Champion Men's 50 m Freestyle 1997 – 1998	Succeeded by John Miranda

v • d • e Olympic champions in men's 100 m butterfly 1968: Douglas Russell | 1972: Mark Spitz | 1976: Matt Vogel | 1980: Pär Arvidsson | 1984: Michael Gross | 1988: Anthony Nesty | 1992: Pablo Morales | 1996: Denis Pankratov | 2000: Lars Frölander | 2004: Michael Phelps