Lars Frölander

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).

Lars Frölander
Frölander at the 2006 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships.
Personal information
Full nameLars Arne Frölander
National team Sweden
Born (1974-05-26) 26 May 1974
Boden, Norrbotten, Sweden
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
ClubLinköpings ASS
College teamSouthern 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
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1994 Rome 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2001 Fukuoka 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1994 Rome 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1998 Perth 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2001 Fukuoka 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Perth 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Fukuoka 100 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1993 Palma 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1997 Gothenburg 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1999 Hong Kong 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1999 Hong Kong 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2000 Athens 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2000 Athens 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2000 Athens 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1997 Gothenburg 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1997 Gothenburg 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1999 Hong Kong 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2002 Moscow 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Hong Kong 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Manchester 4×100 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1997 Seville 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1999 Istanbul 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2000 Helsinki 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1993 Sheffield 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1995 Vienna 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1997 Seville 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2000 Helsinki 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2000 Helsinki 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2002 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Vienna 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Istanbul 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Istanbul 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Istanbul 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Helsinki 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Berlin 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Eindhoven 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sheffield 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sheffield 4×50 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1999 Lisbon 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1999 Lisbon 4×50 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1999 Lisbon 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1999 Lisbon 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2000 Valencia 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2001 Antwerp 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2005 Trieste 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1998 Sheffield 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1999 Lisbon 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2000 Valencia 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2001 Antwerp 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Sheffield 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Antwerp 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Antwerp 4×50 m medley

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 2000European Championships Helsinki, Finland
100 m freestyle 48.79 27 Jul 2001World Championships Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
200 m freestyle 1:50.03 13 Aug 1997European Championships Seville, Spain
50 m butterfly 23.56 NR 18 Jul 2008Swedish Championships Norrköping, Sweden
100 m butterfly 52.00 NR 22 Sep 2000Olympic 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 2001Novo Nordisk Sprint Cup East Meadow, New York, United States
100 m freestyle 46.75 16 Mar 2000World SC Championships Athens, Greece
200 m freestyle 1:45.43 16 Mar 2003Swedish SC Championships Stockholm, Sweden
50 m butterfly 22.97 NR 20 Oct 2001Novo Nordisk Sprint Cup East Meadow, New York, United States
100 m butterfly 50.44 NR 17 Mar 2000World 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
  1. Annika Sohlander (5 December 2000). "Det är bara att gratulera" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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