Anna Karin Larsson (later Ahlström, 30 August 1941 – 21 September 2019) was a Swedish swimmer who won a bronze medal at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships in the 4×100 m freestyle relay.[1] She competed in the same event at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and finished sixth in both games. Individually, she was eliminated in the preliminaries of the 100 m and 400 m freestyle.[2][3]
Larsson retired from active swimming in 1962 to focus on her studies; she graduated in physiotherapy from Lund University. However, she later returned to the pool and competed for a few years in the masters category. She also worked as a swimming coach and as instructor with disabled persons. She had three children: Peter Ahlström (b. 1965), Mats Ahlström (b. 1967) and Katarina Ahlström (b. 1970).[1] Her mother died when Larsson was 19 years old. Her younger sister, Kristina, and brother, Gunnar are also former Olympic swimmers; Kristina competed with the same 4×100 m freestyle team at the 1960 Olympics.[2]
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^ abBo Hultén (2005). Tre olympiska Larssons från Malmö[permanent dead link]. bredband.net
karin, larsson, swedish, archer, archer, this, article, about, swimmer, carl, larsson, wife, karin, bergöö, larsson, anna, later, ahlström, august, 1941, september, 2019, swedish, swimmer, bronze, medal, 1958, european, aquatics, championships, freestyle, rela. For the Swedish archer see Karin Larsson archer This article is about the swimmer For Carl Larsson s wife see Karin Bergoo Larsson Anna Karin Larsson later Ahlstrom 30 August 1941 21 September 2019 was a Swedish swimmer who won a bronze medal at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships in the 4 100 m freestyle relay 1 She competed in the same event at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and finished sixth in both games Individually she was eliminated in the preliminaries of the 100 m and 400 m freestyle 2 3 Karin LarssonPersonal informationFull nameAnna Karin LarssonNationalitySwedishBorn 1941 08 30 30 August 1941Malmo Skane SwedenDied21 September 2019 2019 09 21 aged 78 Height1 70 m 5 ft 7 in Weight64 kg 141 lb SportSportSwimmingClubSK RanMedal record Representing SwedenEuropean Championships1958 Budapest 4 100 m freestyleSummer Universiade1961 Sofia 100m freestyle1961 Sofia 100m butterflyLarsson retired from active swimming in 1962 to focus on her studies she graduated in physiotherapy from Lund University However she later returned to the pool and competed for a few years in the masters category She also worked as a swimming coach and as instructor with disabled persons She had three children Peter Ahlstrom b 1965 Mats Ahlstrom b 1967 and Katarina Ahlstrom b 1970 1 Her mother died when Larsson was 19 years old Her younger sister Kristina and brother Gunnar are also former Olympic swimmers Kristina competed with the same 4 100 m freestyle team at the 1960 Olympics 2 References edit a b Bo Hulten 2005 Tre olympiska Larssons fran Malmo permanent dead link bredband net a b Karin Larsson sports reference com Karin Ahlstrom Swedish Olympic Committee nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to a Swedish swimmer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karin Larsson amp oldid 1216140289, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
