Lars Frölander

Lars Frölander

Personal information
Full name Lars Arne Frölander
National team  Sweden
Born (1974-05-26) 26 May 1974
Boden, Norrbotten, Sweden
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly, freestyle
Club Linköpings ASS
College team Southern Methodist University (1996–1998)

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 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.

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
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

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
John Miranda
Preceded by
Anders Holmertz		 Swedish National LC Champion
Men's 100 m freestyle
1996–1998 		Succeeded by
John Miranda
Preceded by
John Miranda		 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
Jonas Åkesson		 Swedish National LC Champion
Men's 50 m butterfly
1998 		Succeeded by
Dan Lindström
Preceded by
Daniel Carlsson		 Swedish National LC Champion
Men's 50 m butterfly
2000–2007 		Succeeded by
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