Anna-Karin Kammerling

Anna-Karin Kammerling

Personal information
Full name	Anna-Karin Simone Kammerling
Nationality	Sweden
Born	19 October 1980 (1980-10-19) Malmö, Skåne
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle and butterfly
Club	Sundsvalls Simsällskap
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for Sweden Olympic Games Bronze 2000 Sydney 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) Silver 2005 Montreal 50 m butterfly Bronze 2001 Fukuoka 50 m butterfly Bronze 2003 Barcelona 50 m butterfly World Championships (SC) Gold 2000 Athens 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2000 Athens 4×100 m medley Gold 2002 Moscow 50 m butterfly Gold 2002 Moscow 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2002 Moscow 4×100 m medley Silver 1999 Hong Kong 50 m butterfly Silver 2000 Athens 50 m butterfly Silver 2004 Indianapolis 50 m butterfly Silver 2004 Indianapolis 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 2002 Moscow 100 m butterfly Bronze 2006 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 2006 Shanghai 50 m butterfly European Championships (LC) Gold 1999 Istanbul 50 m butterfly Gold 2000 Helsinki 50 m butterfly Gold 2000 Helsinki 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2002 Berlin 50 m butterfly Silver 2002 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2002 Berlin 4×100 m medley Silver 2006 Budapest 50 m butterfly Bronze 2002 Berlin 100 m butterfly European Championships (SC) Gold 1999 Lisbon 50 m butterfly Gold 1999 Lisbon 4x50 m freestyle Gold 1999 Lisbon 4x50 m medley Gold 2000 Valencia 50 m butterfly Gold 2000 Valencia 4x50 m freestyle Gold 2000 Valencia 4x50 m medley Gold 2001 Antwerp 4x50 m freestyle Gold 2001 Antwerp 4x50 m medley Gold 2002 Riesa 50 m butterfly Gold 2002 Riesa 4x50 m freestyle Gold 2002 Riesa 4x50 m medley Gold 2003 Dublin 50 m butterfly Gold 2004 Vienna 50 m butterfly Gold 2005 Trieste 50 m butterfly Gold 2006 Helsinki 4x50 m freestyle Gold 2007 Debrecen 50 m butterfly Silver 1998 Sheffield 50 m butterfly Silver 1998 Sheffield 4x50 m medley Silver 1999 Lisbon 50 m freestyle Silver 2001 Antwerp 50 m butterfly Silver 2002 Riesa 100 m butterfly Silver 2003 Dublin 4x50 m freestyle Silver 2004 Vienna 50 m freestyle Silver 2005 Trieste 4x50 m freestyle Silver 2006 Helsinki 4x50 m medley Silver 2007 Debrecen 4x50 m medley Bronze 2000 Valencia 50 m freestyle Bronze 2001 Antwerp 100 m butterfly Bronze 2002 Riesa 50 m freestyle Bronze 2004 Vienna 4x50 m freestyle Bronze 2004 Vienna 4x50 m medley Bronze 2005 Trieste 50 m freestyle Bronze 2005 Trieste 4x50 m medley Bronze 2006 Helsinki 50 m butterfly Bronze 2007 Debrecen 4x50 m freestyle

Anna-Karin Kammerling (born 19 October 1980) is a world-record breaking Swedish swimmer, who was born in Malmö, Sweden. Currently she resides in Sundsvall and trains with the Sundsvalls Swim Club under coach Hans Bergquist.

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
01 ! 50 m freestyle	25.14		02004-07-14 14 July 2004	Swedish Championships	Sweden, Stockholm ! Stockholm, Sweden
02 ! 100 m freestyle	56.43	(r)	02004-07-16 16 July 2004	Swedish Championships	Sweden, Stockholm ! Stockholm, Sweden
13 ! 50 m butterfly	25.57		02002-07-30 30 July 2002	European Championships	Germany, Berlin ! Berlin, Germany
14 ! 100 m butterfly	58.71	(sf)	02003-07-20 20 July 2003	World Championships	Spain, Barcelona ! 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
01 ! 50 m freestyle	24.32		02007-11-17 17 November 2007	World Cup	Germany, Berlin ! Berlin, Germany
02 ! 100 m freestyle	54.01		02008-04-12 12 April 2008	Norrländska Mästerskapen	Sweden, Sundsvall ! Sundsvall, Sweden
07 ! 50 m backstroke	28.24		02007-11-25 25 November 2007	Swedish Championships	Sweden, Jönköping ! Jönköping, Sweden
13 ! 50 m butterfly	25.33		02005-03-12 12 March 2005	Swedish SC Championships	Sweden, Gothenburg ! Gothenburg, Sweden
14 ! 100 m butterfly	57.70		02006-11-24 24 November 2006	Swedish SC Championships	Sweden, Uppsala ! Uppsala, Sweden
16 ! 100 m individual medley	1:03.50		02004-02-13 13 February 2004	Norrländska Mästerskapen	Sweden, Umeå ! 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	1:38.211			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.

Clubs

• Bollnäs SS
• Söderhamns SS
• Sundsvalls SS

External links

• Swim Rankings profile
• Anna-Karin Kammerling biography

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