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Swedish swimmer
Lars Arne Frölander (born 26 May 1974) 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
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 .
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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)
Legend:
WR – World record ; ER – European record ; NR – Swedish record ; 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
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
Legend:
WR – World record ; ER – European record ; NR – Swedish record ; 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
References
External links
Records
Preceded by
Men's 100-metre butterfly world record-holder (short course) 16 March 2000 – 14 December 2001
Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal 2000
Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Swedish National LC Champion Men's 50 m freestyle
1997–1998
Succeeded by
Preceded by
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
Preceded by
Swedish National LC Champion Men's 100 m freestyle
2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Swedish National LC Champion Men's 50 m butterfly
1998
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Swedish National LC Champion Men's 50 m butterfly
2000–2007
Succeeded by
1973 : Kurt Krumpholz , Robin Backhaus , Richard Klatt , Jim Montgomery (USA)
1975 : Klaus Steinbach , Werner Lampe , Hans-Joachim Geisler , Peter Nocke (FRG)
1978 : Bruce Furniss , Bill Forrester , Bobby Hackett , Rowdy Gaines (USA)
1982 : Richard Saeger , Jeff Float , Kyle Miller , Rowdy Gaines (USA)
1986 : Lars Hinneburg , Thomas Flemming , Dirk Richter , Sven Lodziewski (GDR)
1991 : Peter Sitt , Steffen Zesner , Stefan Pfeiffer , Michael Gross (GER)
1994 : Christer Wallin , Tommy Werner , Lars Frölander , Anders Holmertz (SWE)
1998 : Michael Klim , Ian Thorpe , Grant Hackett , Daniel Kowalski (AUS)
2001 : Grant Hackett , Bill Kirby , Michael Klim , Ian Thorpe (AUS)
2003 : Grant Hackett , Craig Stevens , Nicholas Sprenger , Ian Thorpe (AUS)
2005 : Michael Phelps , Ryan Lochte , Peter Vanderkaay , Klete Keller (USA)
2007 : Michael Phelps , Ryan Lochte , Klete Keller , Peter Vanderkaay (USA)
2009 : Michael Phelps , Ricky Berens , David Walters , Ryan Lochte (USA)
2011 : Michael Phelps , Peter Vanderkaay , Ricky Berens , Ryan Lochte (USA)
2013 : Conor Dwyer , Ryan Lochte , Charlie Houchin , Ricky Berens (USA)
2015 : Dan Wallace , Robert Renwick , Calum Jarvis , James Guy (GBR)
2017 : Stephen Milne , Nicholas Grainger , Duncan Scott , James Guy (GBR)
2019 : Clyde Lewis , Kyle Chalmers , Alexander Graham , Mack Horton (AUS)
2022 : Drew Kibler , Carson Foster , Trenton Julian , Kieran Smith (USA)
2023 : Duncan Scott , Matt Richards , Tom Dean , James Guy (GBR)
2024 : Ji Xinjie , Wang Haoyu , Pan Zhanle , Zhang Zhanshuo (CHN)
1993 : Brazil (Scherer , Ferreira , Souza , Borges )
1995 : Brazil (Scherer , Massura , Cordeiro , Borges )
1997 : Germany (Conrad , Tröger , Lüderitz , Heilmann )
1999 : Australia (Fydler , Pearson , Thorpe , Klim )
2000 : Sweden (Nyström , Frölander , Ohlin , Nystrand )
2002 : United States (Tucker , Marshall , Lezak , Keller )
2004 : United States (Brunelli , Walker , Dusing , Lezak )
2006 : Italy (Calvi , Lanzarini , Galenda , Magnini )
2008 : United States (Lochte , Lundquist , Adrian , Van Wie )
2010 : France (Bernard , Bousquet , Gilot , Agnel )
2012 : United States (Ervin , Lochte , Feigen , Grevers )
2014 : France (Mignon , Gilot , Manaudou , Metella )
2016 : Russia (Lobintsev , Vekovishchev , Morozov , Popkov )
2018 : United States (Dressel , Pieroni , Chadwick , Held )
2021 : Russian Swimming Federation (Kolesnikov , Minakov , Grinev , Shchegolev )
2022 : Italy (Miressi , Conte Bonin , Deplano , Ceccon )
1993 : Sweden (Wallin , Werner , Frölander , Holmertz )
1995 : Australia (Klim , Dunn , Allen , Kowalski )
1997 : Australia (Klim , Hackett , Kirby , Dunn )
1999 : Netherlands (Van den Hoogenband , Kenkhuis , Zuijdweg , Wouda )
2000 : United States (Davis , Walker , Tucker , Carvin )
2002 : Australia (Pearson , Hass , Dunne , Hackett )
2004 : United States (Lochte , Carvin , Ketchum , Mortimer )
2006 : Italy (Rosolino , Pelliciari , Cassio , Magnini )
2008 : Australia (Palmer , Brits , Sprenger , Monk )
2010 : Russia (Lobintsev , Izotov , Lagunov , Sukhorukov )
2012 : United States (Lochte , Dwyer , Klueh , McLean )
2014 : United States (Dwyer , Lochte , McLean , Clary )
2016 : United States (Pieroni , Pebley , Clark , Grothe )
2018 : Brazil (Melo , Scheffer , Coelho Santos , Correia )
2021 : United States (Smith , Julian , Foster , Held )
2022 : United States (Smith , Foster , Julian , Kibler )
1996: Germany (Conrad , Tröger , Nolte , Smollich )
1998: Netherlands (Veens , Kenkhuis , Aartsen , Van den Hoogenband )
1999: Sweden (Andersson , Frölander , Nystrand , Carlsson )
2000: Sweden (Dahl , Nystrand , Frölander , Andersson )
2001: Ukraine (Sylantyev , Volynets , Lisohor , Shyrshov )
2002: Netherlands (Kenkhuis , Damen , Holst , Veens )
2003: Netherlands (Veens , Kenkhuis , Damen , Van den Hoogenband )
2004: France (Maitre , Bernard , Barnier , Bousquet )
2005: Netherlands (Veens , Zastrow , Damen , Kenkhuis )
2006: Sweden (Nystrand , Stymne , Piehl , Tilly )
2007: Sweden (Stymne , Piehl , Nylin , Nystrand )
2008: France (Bernard , Gilot , Leveaux , Bousquet )
2009: France (Leveaux , Stravius , Maitre , Bousquet )
2010: Italy (Dotto , Spadaro , Magnini , Orsi )
2011: Italy (Dotto , Orsi , Bocchia , Rolla )
2012: France (Manaudou , Bousquet , Stravius , Leveaux )
2013: Russia (Morozov , Fesikov , Lagunov , Konovalov )
2015: Russia (Sedov , Arbuzov , Kliukin , Konovalov )
2017: Russia (Kolesnikov , Morozov , Fesikov , Vekovishchev )
2019: Russia (Grinev , Vekovishchev , Kolesnikov , Morozov )
2021: Netherlands (Puts , Pijnenburg , Simons , de Boer )
1996: Germany (Theloke , Kruppa , Hieronimus , Conrad )
1998: Germany (Rupprath , Warnecke , Kunzelmann , Lüderitz ) and Sweden (Carlsson , Isaksson , Åkesson , Frölander )
1999: Sweden (Carlsson , Isaksson , Frölander , Nystrand )
2000: Germany (Halgasch , Warnecke , Rupprath , Winkler )
2001: Germany (Theloke , Warnecke , Rupprath , Dehmlow )
2002: Germany (Theloke , Kruppa , Rupprath , Dehmlow )
2003: Germany (Rupprath , Warnecke , Friedrich , Dehmlow )
2004: Germany (Rupprath , Warnecke , Friedrich , Dehmlow )
2005: Germany (Rupprath , Warnecke , Dietrich , S. Deibler )
2006: Germany (Meeuw , Neumann , Rupprath , Schreiber )
2007: Germany (Rupprath , M. Deibler , Dietrich , S. Deibler )
2008: Italy (Di Tora , Terrin , Belotti , Magnini )
2009: Russia (Donets , Geybel , Korotyshkin , Fesikov )
2010: Germany (Herbst , Feldwehr , S. Deibler , M. Deibler )
2011: Italy (Di Tora , Scozzoli , Facchinelli , Orsi )
2012: France ()
2013: Italy (Pizzamiglio , Di Lecce , Codia , Orsi )
2015: Italy (Sabbioni , Scozzoli , Rivolta , Orsi )
2017: Russia (Kolesnikov , Prigoda , Popkov , Morozov )
2019: Russia (Kolesnikov , Morozov , Kostin , Grinev )
2021: Italy (Lamberti , Martinenghi , Orsi , Zazzeri )
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