Anna-Karin Kammerling

Anna-Karin Kammerling

Personal information
Full name	Anna-Karin Simone Kammerling
Nationality	Sweden
Born	(1980-10-19) 19 October 1980 (age 44) Malmö, Sweden
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle and butterfly
Club	Sundsvalls 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 2000 Sydney[1] 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2005 Montreal[2] 50 m butterfly 2001 Fukuoka 50 m butterfly 2003 Barcelona 50 m butterfly World Championships (SC) 2000 Athens[3] 4×100 m freestyle 2000 Athens 4×100 m medley 2002 Moscow 50 m butterfly 2002 Moscow 4×100 m freestyle 2002 Moscow 4×100 m medley 1999 Hong Kong 50 m butterfly 2000 Athens 50 m butterfly 2004 Indianapolis[4] 50 m butterfly 2004 Indianapolis 4×100 m freestyle 2002 Moscow[5] 100 m butterfly 2006 Shanghai[6] 4×100 m freestyle 2006 Shanghai 50 m butterfly European Championships (LC) 1999 Istanbul 50 m butterfly 2000 Helsinki 50 m butterfly 2000 Helsinki 4×100 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 50 m butterfly 2002 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 4×100 m medley 2006 Budapest 50 m butterfly 2002 Berlin 100 m butterfly European Championships (SC) 1999 Lisbon 50 m butterfly 1999 Lisbon 4×50 m freestyle 1999 Lisbon 4×50 m medley 2000 Valencia 50 m butterfly 2000 Valencia 4×50 m freestyle 2000 Valencia 4×50 m medley 2001 Antwerp 4×50 m freestyle 2001 Antwerp 4×50 m medley 2002 Riesa 50 m butterfly 2002 Riesa 4×50 m freestyle 2002 Riesa 4×50 m medley 2003 Dublin 50 m butterfly 2004 Vienna 50 m butterfly 2005 Trieste 50 m butterfly 2006 Helsinki 4×50 m freestyle 2007 Debrecen 50 m butterfly 1998 Sheffield 50 m butterfly 1998 Sheffield 4×50 m medley 1999 Lisbon 50 m freestyle 2001 Antwerp 50 m butterfly 2002 Riesa 100 m butterfly 2003 Dublin 4×50 m freestyle 2004 Vienna 50 m butterfly 2005 Trieste 4×50 m freestyle 2006 Helsinki 4×50 m medley 2007 Debrecen 4×50 m medley 2000 Valencia 50 m freestyle 2001 Antwerp 100 m butterfly 2002 Riesa 50 m freestyle 2004 Vienna 4×50 m freestyle 2004 Vienna 4×50 m medley 2005 Trieste 50 m freestyle 2005 Trieste 4×50 m medley 2006 Helsinki 50 m butterfly 2007 Debrecen 4×50 m freestyle

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

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

Long course (50 m)

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)

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

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	1:38.21^1			1st	1:48.31^1
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

• Bollnäs SS
• Söderhamns SS
• Sundsvalls SS

References

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

• Anna-Karin Kammerling at Swimrankings.net
• Biography at FINA

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 Jenny Thompson	World Record Holder Women's 50 Butterfly (25m) 10 December 1999 – 11 April 2008	Succeeded by Felicity Galvez

Sporting positions
Preceded by Martina Moravcová	FINA World Cup overall female winner 2004/2005	Succeeded by Therese Alshammar