Lars Frölander

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Lars Frölander
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Lars Frölander at the 2006 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships.

Personal information
Full name:Lars Arne Frölander
Nationality:Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Stroke(s):butterfly, freestyle
Club:Linköpings ASS
College team:SMU Mustangs (1996-1998)
Date of birth:May 26 1974 (1974-05-26) (age 35)
Place of birth:Boden, Sweden
Medal record
Men's swimming
Competitor for Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold 2000 Sydney 100m Butterfly
Silver 1992 Barcelona 4x200m Freestyle
Silver 1996 Atlanta 4x200m Freestyle
World Championsips (LC)
Gold 2001 Fukuoka 100m Butterfly
Gold 1994 Rome 4x200m Freestyle
Silver 1994 Rome 100m Butterfly
Silver 1998 Perth 100m Butterfly
Silver 2001 Fukuoka 50m Butterfly
Bronze 1998 Perth 100m Freestyle
Bronze 2001 Fukuoka 100m Freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold 1997 Gothenburg 100m Butterfly
Gold 1999 Hong Kong 100m Freestyle
Gold 1999 Hong Kong 100m Butterfly
Silver 1997 Gothenburg 4x100m Freestyle
Silver 1997 Gothenburg 4x200m Freestyle
Silver 1999 Hong Kong 4x100m Medley
Silver 2002 Moscow 4x100m Freestyle
Bronze 1999 Hong Kong 4x100m Freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold 1997 Seville 100m Butterfly
Gold 1999 Istanbul 100m Butterfly
Gold 2000 Helsinki 100m Butterfly
Silver 1993 Sheffield 4x100m Freestyle
Silver 1995 Vienna 4x200m Freestyle
Silver 1997 Seville 100m Freestyle
Silver 2000 Helsinki 50m Butterfly
Silver 2002 Berlin 4x100m Freestyle
Bronze 1995 Vienna 4x100m Freestyle
Bronze 1999 Istanbul 100m Freestyle
Bronze 2000 Helsinki 100m Freestyle
Bronze 2002 Berlin 50m Butterfly

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 100m 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.

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Records
Preceded by
Image:Flag of Australia.svg Michael Klim
Men's 100 metre butterfly
world record holder (short course)

March 16, 2000December 14, 2001
Succeeded by
Image:Flag of Germany.svg 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 50m Freestyle

19971998
Succeeded by
John Miranda


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