Lars Arne Frölander (born 26 May 1974) is a

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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

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. In the 1992 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay along with

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and

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. The Swedish team finished second behind the Unified Team. In the

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, Frölander again finished second in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay with the Swedish team. The team consisted of

, Frölander,

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. This time the

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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

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in the 100 metre butterfly event at the

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in September 2000. A couple of months earlier he twice broke the

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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

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. At the

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, Frölander, age 38, posted a 52.47 in the opening heats of the 100 m butterfly, less than 1 second slower than top qualifier

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, but 0.12 s too slow to advance to the semifinals.

Personal bests

Long course (50 m)

Short course (25 m)

Clubs

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(1996–2001) *

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(2001–)

References

External links

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