Anna-Karin Kammerling is a world-record breaking Swedish swimmer

Sweden

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, who was born in Malmö

Malmö

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, Sweden

Sweden

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. Currently she resides in Sundsvall

Sundsvall

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 and trains with the Sundsvalls Swim Club under coach Hans Bergquist.

Kammerling has twice lowered the world record in the 50-meter butterfly

Butterfly stroke

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 event. In 2000 she was a member of the 4×100 m freestyle team that were awarded bronze medals during the Summer Olympics.

Long course (50 m)

Short course (25 m)

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	1:38.211			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.

External links

• Swim Rankings profile
• Anna-Karin Kammerling biography