Swimming in Sweden - International Titles

International Titles

Sweden has six Olympic gold medalists; Arne Borg, Bengt Baron, Håkan Malmrot (twice), Pär Arvidsson, Lars Frölander and Gunnar Larsson (twice). Sweden has taken a total of 28 men's and 7 women's medals.

Swedish swimmers have become world champions at the World Aquatics Championships four times; Gunnar Larsson, Lars Frölander, Therese Alshammar and the 1994 men's 4×200 m freestyle time consisting of Christer Wallin, Tommy Werner, Lars Frölander and Anders Holmertz. At the World Aquatics Championships, Sweden has taken 26 medals. At the World Short Course Swimming Championships, Sweden has taken 24 gold medals, 19 silver medals and 15 bronze medals.

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