Lars Frölander

Lars Frölander

Frölander at the 2006 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships.
Personal information
Full name	Lars Arne Frölander
National team	Sweden
Born	(1974-05-26) 26 May 1974 (age 47) Boden, Norrbotten, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, freestyle
Club	Linköpings ASS
College team	Southern Methodist University (1996–1998)
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Sweden Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympics 1 2 0 World Championships (LC) 2 3 2 World Championships (SC) 7 5 2 European Championships (LC) 3 6 8 European Championships (SC) 9 4 3 Total 22 20 15 Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 100 m butterfly 1992 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle 1996 Atlanta 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1994 Rome 2001 Fukuoka 1994 Rome 1998 Perth 100 m butterfly 2001 Fukuoka 1998 Perth 100 m freestyle 2001 Fukuoka 100 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 1993 Palma 4×200 m freestyle 1997 Gothenburg 1999 Hong Kong 1999 Hong Kong 2000 Athens 2000 Athens 2000 Athens 1997 Gothenburg 1997 Gothenburg 1999 Hong Kong 2002 Moscow 2006 Shanghai 1999 Hong Kong 2008 Manchester European Championships (LC) 1997 Seville 100 m butterfly 1999 Istanbul 2000 Helsinki 1993 Sheffield 1995 Vienna 1997 Seville 100 m freestyle 2000 Helsinki 2000 Helsinki 2002 Berlin 1995 Vienna 4×100 m freestyle 1999 Istanbul 1999 Istanbul 1999 Istanbul 2000 Helsinki 2002 Berlin 2008 Eindhoven 2010 Budapest European Championships (SC) 1998 Sheffield 100 m freestyle 1998 Sheffield 1999 Lisbon 1999 Lisbon 1999 Lisbon 1999 Lisbon 2000 Valencia 2001 Antwerp 2005 Trieste 1998 Sheffield 1999 Lisbon 2000 Valencia 2001 Antwerp 1998 Sheffield 2001 Antwerp 2001 Antwerp

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).

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 September 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.^[1]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Frölander, age 38, posted a 52.47 in the opening heats of the 100 m butterfly, less than 1 second slower than top qualifier Chad le Clos, but 0.12 s too slow to advance to the semifinals.

Personal bests[]

Long course (50 m)[]

Event	Time		Date	Meet	Location	Ref
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

Short course (25 m)[]

Event	Time		Date	Meet	Location	Ref
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

Clubs[]

• Sundsvalls SS (1996–2001)
• Linköpings ASS (2001–)

References[]

External links[]

• Profile at FINA
• Lars Frölander at Swimrankings.net

Records
Preceded by Michael Klim	Men's 100-metre butterfly world record-holder (short course) 16 March 2000 – 14 December 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
Preceded by Anders Holmertz	Swedish National LC Champion Men's 100 m freestyle 1996–1998	Succeeded by
Preceded by	Swedish National LC Champion Men's 100 m freestyle 2000–2003	Succeeded by Eric la Fleur
Preceded by Jonas Persson	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
Preceded by Daniel Carlsson	Swedish National LC Champion Men's 50 m butterfly 2000–2007	Succeeded by