Finland at The 1996 Summer Olympics - Swimming

Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

  • Janne Blomqvist
  • Heat — 23.61 (→ did not advance, 37th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Kalle Varonen
  • Heat — 52.00 (→ did not advance, 44th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

  • Jani Sievinen
  • Heat — 1:49.05
  • Swim-off for 8th — 1:48.89 (→ scratched second swim-off)
  • Antti Kasvio
  • Heat — 1:50.55 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Vesa Hanski
  • Heat — 54.73 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

  • Vesa Hanski
  • Heat — 1:59.73
  • B-Final — 1:59.64 (→ 10th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Jani Sievinen
  • Heat — 2:01.05
  • Final — 2:00.13 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Petteri Lehtinen
  • Heat — 2:05.51 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Jani Sievinen
  • Heat — 4:23.13
  • Final — scratched

Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

  • Jani Sievinen, Antti Kasvio, Janne Blomqvist, and Kalle Varonen
  • Heat — 3:22.99 (→ did not advance, 12th place)


Women's 50 m Freestyle

  • Minna Salmela
  • Heat — 26.72 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

  • Minna Salmela
  • Heat — 57.15 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

  • Paula Harmokivi
  • Heat — 2:03.54 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

  • Paula Harmokivi
  • Heat — 4:23.84 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Anu Koivisto
  • Heat — 1:05.26 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

  • Anu Koivisto
  • Heat — 2:19.58 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Mia Hagman
  • Heat — 1:13.01 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Mia Hagman
  • Heat — 2:36.11 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

  • Marja Pärssinen
  • Heat — 1:02.53 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

  • Minna Salmela, Paula Harmokivi, Marja Pärssinen, and Marja Heikkilä
  • Heat — 3:50.33 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

  • Anu Koivisto, Mia Hagman, Marja Pärssinen, and Minna Salmela
  • Heat — 4:14.14 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

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