Lars Frölander

Lars Arne Frölander is a Swedish swimmer, born on 26 May 1974 in Boden and raised in Ornäs in Borlänge Municipality. He competed at six consecutive Olympic Games, from 1992 to 2012. In 1992 and 1996 he swam in the Swedish 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay teams that finished second, behind the Unified Team and the United States respectively. The highlight of his career came at Sydney in September 2000, when he won the 100 metre butterfly, and only months before he had twice broken the short course world record in that event. Svenska Dagbladet awarded him its Gold Medal for the Sydney victory. At the 2012 Games, aged 38, he swam 52.47 in the 100 metre butterfly heats, just missing the semifinals. He swam for Borlänge SS, Sundsvalls SS and Linköpings ASS.