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{{Short description|Swedish swimmer (born 1974)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox swimmer
| name           = Lars Frölander
| image          = Lars Frölander.jpg
| imagesize      = 
| alt            = 
| caption        = Frölander at the [[2006 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships]].
| fullname       = Lars Arne Frölander
| nicknames      = 
| national_team  = {{SWE}}
| strokes        = [[butterfly stroke|Butterfly]], [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]]
| club           = [[Linköpings ASS]]
| coach          = [[Eddie Sinnott]]<br>SMU Mustangs
| collegeteam    = [[SMU Mustangs|Southern Methodist University]] (1996–1998)
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1974|5|26|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Boden, Sweden|Boden]], [[Sweden]]
| death_date     = 
| death_place    = 
| height         = 
| weight         = 
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport | Men's swimming }}
{{MedalCountry |{{SWE}}}}
{{MedalCount
| [[Olympics]] | 1|2|0
| [[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships (LC)]] | 2|3|2
| [[FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|World Championships (SC)]] | 7|5|2
| [[LEN European Aquatics Championships|European Championships (LC)]] | 3|6|8
| [[European Short Course Swimming Championships|European Championships (SC)]] | 9|4|3
| '''Total'''|'''22'''|'''20'''|'''15'''
}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Swimming at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] }}
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{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] | [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]] | [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships (LC)]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships|1994 Rome]] | [[Swimming at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships|2001 Fukuoka]] | [[Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 1994 Rome | [[Swimming at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships|1998 Perth]] | [[Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 2001 Fukuoka | [[Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly|50 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalBronze | 1998 Perth | [[Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle|100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalBronze | 2001 Fukuoka | [[Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle|100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|World Championships (SC)]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|1993 Palma]] | [[1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1997 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|1997 Gothenburg]] | [[1997 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|1999 Hong Kong]] | [[1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre freestyle|100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalGold | 1999 Hong Kong | [[1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2000 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2000 Athens]] | [[2000 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre freestyle|100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalGold | 2000 Athens | [[2000 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalGold | 2000 Athens | [[2000 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 1997 Gothenburg | [[1997 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 1997 Gothenburg | [[1997 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 1999 Hong Kong | [[1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2002 Moscow]] | [[2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2006 Shanghai]] | [[2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalBronze | 1999 Hong Kong | [[1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]]}}{{MedalBronze | [[2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2008 Manchester]] | [[2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[LEN European Aquatics Championships|European Championships (LC)]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1997 European Aquatics Championships|1997 Seville]] | [[Swimming at the 1997 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1999 European Aquatics Championships|1999 Istanbul]] | [[Swimming at the 1999 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2000 European Aquatics Championships|2000 Helsinki]] | [[Swimming at the 2000 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1993 European Aquatics Championships|1993 Sheffield]] | [[Swimming at the 1993 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1995 European Aquatics Championships|1995 Vienna]] | [[Swimming at the 1995 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 1997 Seville | [[Swimming at the 1997 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle|100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 2000 Helsinki | [[Swimming at the 2000 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly|50 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 2000 Helsinki | [[Swimming at the 2000 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2002 European Aquatics Championships|2002 Berlin]] | [[Swimming at the 2002 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalBronze | 1995 Vienna | [[Swimming at the 1995 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalBronze | 1999 Istanbul | [[Swimming at the 1999 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle|100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalBronze | 1999 Istanbul | [[Swimming at the 1999 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly|50 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalBronze | 1999 Istanbul | [[Swimming at the 1999 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]] }}
{{MedalBronze | 2000 Helsinki | [[Swimming at the 2000 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle|100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalBronze | 2002 Berlin | [[Swimming at the 2002 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly|50 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2008 European Aquatics Championships|2008 Eindhoven]] | [[Swimming at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}{{MedalBronze | [[2010 European Aquatics Championships|2010 Budapest]] | [[Swimming at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships|European Championships (SC)]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships|1998 Sheffield]] | [[1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle|100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalGold | 1998 Sheffield | [[1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay|4×50 m medley]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1999 European Short Course Swimming Championships|1999 Lisbon]] | [[1999 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay|4×50 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalGold | 1999 Lisbon | [[1999 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay|4×50 m medley]] }}
{{MedalGold | 1999 Lisbon | [[1999 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly|50 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalGold | 1999 Lisbon | [[1999 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2000 European Short Course Swimming Championships|2000 Valencia]] | [[2000 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay|4×50 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2001 European Short Course Swimming Championships|2001 Antwerp]] | [[2001 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly|50 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2005 European Short Course Swimming Championships|2005 Trieste]] | [[2005 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly|50 m butterfly]]}}{{MedalSilver | 1998 Sheffield | [[1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 1999 Lisbon | [[1999 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle|100 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 2000 Valencia | [[2000 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 2001 Antwerp | [[2001 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalBronze | 1998 Sheffield | [[1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly|50 m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalBronze | 2001 Antwerp | [[2001 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay|4×50 m freestyle]] }}
{{MedalBronze | 2001 Antwerp | [[2001 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay|4×50 m medley]] }}
}}
'''Lars Arne Frölander''' (born 26 May 1974) is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]]. He has competed in six consecutive Olympic Games (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012).

==Biography==
Frölander was born in [[Boden, Sweden|Boden]]. He grew up in [[Ornäs]] in [[Borlänge Municipality]].

In the [[1992 Summer Olympics]], he competed in the 4&nbsp;×&nbsp;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&nbsp;×&nbsp;200 metre freestyle relay with the Swedish team. The team consisted of [[Christer Wallin]], [[Anders Holmertz]], Frölander, and [[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 [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics#100 m butterfly|100 metre butterfly]] event at the [[Sydney Olympic Games]] in September 2000. A couple of months earlier, he twice broke the [[World record progression 100 metres butterfly|world record]] in the men's 100&nbsp;m butterfly (short course). Frölander was awarded the [[Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal]] in 2000 as a result of his gold medal victory in [[Sydney]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/zLr3wO/det-ar-bara-att-gratulera|title=Det är bara att gratulera|publisher=Sportbladet|language=sv|author=Annika Sohlander|date=5 December 2000|access-date=26 July 2019}}</ref>

At the [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Olympics]], Frölander, at the age of 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 seconds too slow to advance to the semifinals.

==Personal bests==

===Long course (50 m)===
{{swimmingpersonalrecordlisttop|meet=yes}}
{{swimmingrecord
| eventsort = 01
| event = 50&nbsp;m freestyle
| time = 22.65
| recordinfo = (h)
| date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|Jul|18}}
| country = FIN
| city = Helsinki
| meet = [[2000 European Aquatics Championships|European Championships]]
}}
{{swimmingrecord
| eventsort = 02
| event = 100&nbsp;m freestyle
| time = 48.79
| recordinfo = 
| date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2001|Jul|27}}
| country = JPN
| city = Fukuoka, Fukuoka
| meet = [[2001 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]
}}
{{swimmingrecord
| eventsort = 03
| event = 200&nbsp;m freestyle
| time = 1:50.03
| recordinfo = 
| date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1997|Aug|13}}
| country = ESP
| city = Seville
| meet = [[1997 European Aquatics Championships|European Championships]]
}}
{{swimmingrecord
| eventsort = 13
| event = 50&nbsp;m butterfly
| time = 23.56
| recordinfo = NR
| date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|Jul|18}}
| country = SWE
| city = Norrköping
| meet = Swedish Championships
}}
{{swimmingrecord
| eventsort = 14
| event = 100&nbsp;m butterfly
| time = 52.00
| recordinfo = NR
| date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|Sep|22}}
| country = AUS
| city = Sydney
| meet = [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
}}
{{end}}
{{swimmingrecordlegend|WR=yes|ER=yes|nation=Swedish}}

===Short course (25 m)===
{{swimmingpersonalrecordlisttop|meet=yes}}
{{swimmingrecord
| eventsort = 01
| event = 50&nbsp;m freestyle
| time = 21.92
| recordinfo = (r)
| date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2001|Oct|20}}
| country = USA
| city = East Meadow, New York
| meet = Novo Nordisk Sprint Cup
}}
{{swimmingrecord
| eventsort = 02
| event = 100&nbsp;m freestyle
| time = 46.75
| recordinfo = 
| date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|Mar|16}}
| country = GRE
| city = Athens
| meet = [[2000 FINA Short Course World Championships|World SC Championships]]
}}
{{swimmingrecord
| eventsort = 03
| event = 200&nbsp;m freestyle
| time = 1:45.43
| recordinfo = 
| date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2003|Mar|16}}
| country = SWE
| city = Stockholm
| meet = Swedish SC Championships
}}
{{swimmingrecord
| eventsort = 13
| event = 50&nbsp;m butterfly
| time = 22.97
| recordinfo = NR
| date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2001|Oct|20}}
| country = USA
| city = East Meadow, New York
| meet = Novo Nordisk Sprint Cup
}}
{{swimmingrecord
| eventsort = 14
| event = 100&nbsp;m butterfly
| time = 50.44
| recordinfo = NR
| date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|Mar|17}}
| country = GRE
| city = Athens
| meet = [[2000 FINA Short Course World Championships|World SC Championships]]
}}
{{end}}
{{swimmingrecordlegend|WR=yes|ER=yes|nation=Swedish}}

==Clubs==
* Borlänge SS
* [[Sundsvalls SS]] (1996–2001)
* [[Linköpings ASS]] (2001–)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060905041156/http://www.fina.org/bios/archives/bio_Frolander.html Profile] at [[FINA]]
* {{Swimrankings|id=4029202}}

{{s-start}}
{{s-ach|rec}}
{{succession box
| before = [[Michael Klim]]
| title = [[World record progression 100 metres butterfly|Men's 100-metre butterfly<br />world record-holder (short course)]]
| years = 16 March 2000 – 14 December 2001
| after = [[Thomas Rupprath]]
}}
{{s-ach|aw}}
{{succession box
| title = [[Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal]]
| before = [[Tony Rickardsson]]
| after = [[Per Elofsson]]
| years = 2000
}}
{{s-sports}}
{{succession box
| before = [[Pär Lindström]]
| title = [[List of Swedish Swimming Championships champions|Swedish National LC Champion<br />Men's 50 m freestyle]]
| years = 1997–1998
| after = [[John Miranda (swimmer)|John Miranda]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = [[Anders Holmertz]]
| title = [[List of Swedish Swimming Championships champions|Swedish National LC Champion<br />Men's 100 m freestyle]]
| years = 1996–1998
| after = [[John Miranda (swimmer)|John Miranda]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = [[John Miranda (swimmer)|John Miranda]]
| title = [[List of Swedish Swimming Championships champions|Swedish National LC Champion<br />Men's 100 m freestyle]]
| years = 2000–2003
| after = [[Eric la Fleur]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = [[Jonas Persson (swimmer)|Jonas Persson]]
| title = [[List of Swedish Swimming Championships champions|Swedish National LC Champion<br />Men's 100 m freestyle]]
| years = 2006
| after = [[Petter Stymne]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = [[Jonas Åkesson]]
| title = [[List of Swedish Swimming Championships champions|Swedish National LC Champion<br />Men's 50 m butterfly]]
| years = 1998
| after = [[Dan Lindström]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = [[Daniel Carlsson (swimmer)|Daniel Carlsson]]
| title = [[List of Swedish Swimming Championships champions|Swedish National LC Champion<br />Men's 50 m butterfly]]
| years = 2000–2007
| after = 
}}
{{s-end}}

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[[Category:Goodwill Games medalists in swimming]]
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