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Anna-Karin Kammerling

Anna-Karin Kammerling (born 19 October 1980) is a world-record breaking Swedish former swimmer, who was born in Malmö, Sweden.

Anna-Karin Kammerling
Personal information
Full nameAnna-Karin Simone Kammerling
Nationality Sweden
Born (1980-10-19) 19 October 1980 (age 43)
Malmö, Sweden
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle and butterfly
ClubSundsvalls Simsällskap
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Sweden
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships (LC) 0 1 2
World Championships (SC) 5 4 3
European Championships (LC) 4 3 1
European Championships (SC) 16 10 9
Total 25 18 16
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney[1] 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montreal[2] 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Fukuoka 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona 50 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2000 Athens[3] 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2000 Athens 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2002 Moscow 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2002 Moscow 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2002 Moscow 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1999 Hong Kong 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2000 Athens 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2004 Indianapolis[4] 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2004 Indianapolis 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Moscow[5] 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Shanghai[6] 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Shanghai 50 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1999 Istanbul 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2000 Helsinki 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2000 Helsinki 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2002 Berlin 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2002 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2002 Berlin 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2006 Budapest 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Berlin 100 m butterfly
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1999 Lisbon 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1999 Lisbon 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1999 Lisbon 4×50 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2000 Valencia 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2000 Valencia 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2000 Valencia 4×50 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2001 Antwerp 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2001 Antwerp 4×50 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2002 Riesa 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2002 Riesa 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2002 Riesa 4×50 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2003 Dublin 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2004 Vienna 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2005 Trieste 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2006 Helsinki 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2007 Debrecen 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1998 Sheffield 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1998 Sheffield 4×50 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1999 Lisbon 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2001 Antwerp 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2002 Riesa 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2003 Dublin 4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2004 Vienna 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2005 Trieste 4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Helsinki 4×50 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2007 Debrecen 4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Valencia 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Antwerp 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Riesa 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Vienna 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Vienna 4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Trieste 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Trieste 4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Helsinki 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Debrecen 4×50 m freestyle

Kammerling has twice lowered the world record in the 50-meter butterfly event. In 2000, she was a member of the 4×100 m freestyle team that were awarded bronze medals during the Summer Olympics.

Personal bests edit

Long course (50 m) edit

Event Time


Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 25.14 14 Jul 2004 Swedish Championships Stockholm, Sweden
100 m freestyle 56.43 (r) 16 Jul 2004 Swedish Championships Stockholm, Sweden
50 m butterfly 25.57 30 Jul 2002 European Championships Berlin, Germany
100 m butterfly 58.71 (sf) 20 Jul 2003 World Championships Barcelona, Spain
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) edit

Event Time


Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 24.32 17 Nov 2007 World Cup Berlin, Germany
100 m freestyle 54.01 12 Apr 2008 Norrländska Mästerskapen Sundsvall, Sweden
50 m backstroke 28.24 25 Nov 2007 Swedish Championships Jönköping, Sweden
50 m butterfly 25.33 12 Mar 2005 Swedish SC Championships Gothenburg, Sweden
100 m butterfly 57.70 24 Nov 2006 Swedish SC Championships Uppsala, Sweden
100 m individual medley 1:03.50 13 Feb 2004 Norrländska Mästerskapen Umeå, Sweden
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

Swimming events edit

Year Course
(long/short) 		Championship Butterfly Freestyle Freestyle relay Medley relay
50 m 100 m 50 m 50 m 100 m 50 m 100 m
Place Time Place Time Place Time Place Time Place Time Place Time Place Time
1998 Short European 2nd 26.30
1999 Long European 1st 26.29 5th 25.69
Short World 2nd 26.21 6th 25.08
European 1st 25.64 2nd 24.90
2000 Long Olympic Games 16th 1:00.40 9th 25.61 3rd 3:40.30
European 1st 26.40 5th 59.47 4th 25.82 1st 3:42.38
Short World 2nd 26.16
European 1st 25.60 3rd 24.75 1st 1:38.211 1st 1:48.311
2001 Long World 3rd 26.45 18th 25.96 4th 3:41.18
Short European 2nd 25.78 3rd 57.98 1st 1:38.29 1st 1:48.32
2002 Long European 1st 25.57² 3rd 58.94 2nd 3:40.66 2nd 4:06.15
Short World 1st 25.55 3rd 58.12 1st 3:35.09 1st 3:55.78²
European 1st 25.78 2nd 57.94 3rd 24.98
2003 Long World 3rd 26.06 6th 59.14 14th 25.60 6th 3:41.36
Short European 1st 25.91
2004 Long Olympic Games 7th 3:41.22
Short World 2nd 26.02 9th 26.02 2nd 3:35.83
European 1st 25.73 2nd 24.57 3rd 1:38.76 3rd 1:50.05

Notes:

  1. World-best performance.
  2. World record.

Clubs edit

References edit

  1. ^ "ESPN Sydney Swimming". Retrieved 14 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Montreal 2005 Results". Archived from the original on 28 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
  3. ^ "5th FINA World Swimming Championships". Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  4. ^ "Montreal 2005 Results". Archived from the original on 28 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
  5. ^ "2002 World Championships – Short Course Swim Rankings results". Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
  6. ^ "Shanghai 2006 results". Archived from the original on 6 March 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-24.

External links edit

Records
Preceded by

Inge de Bruijn
Inge de Bruijn
 World Record Holder
Women's 50 Butterfly
1 July 1999 – 20 May 2000
30 July 2002 – 13 June 2007 		Succeeded by

Inge de Bruijn
Therese Alshammar
Preceded by World Record Holder
Women's 50 Butterfly (25m)
10 December 1999 – 11 April 2008 		Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by FINA World Cup
overall female winner
2004/2005 		Succeeded by
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