Therese alshammar wikipedia
Malin Therese Alshammar (born 26 August ) is a Swedish swimmer who has won three Olympic medals, 25 World Championship medals, and 43 European....
English: Therese Alshammar, Olympic swimmer from Sweden.
Therese Alshammar
Swedish swimmer (born 1977)
Therese Alshammar in January 2013 | |
Full name | Malin Therese Alshammar |
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Nickname | Tessan |
Nationality | Sweden |
Born | (1977-08-26) 26 August 1977 (age 47) Solna, Sweden |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | butterfly, freestyle |
Club | Täby Sim |
College team | Nebraska Cornhuskers (1997–1999) |
Malin Therese Alshammar (born 26 August 1977) is a Swedishswimmer who has won three Olympic medals, 25 World Championship medals, and 43 European Championship medals.
She is a specialist in short distances races in freestyle and butterfly. She is coached by former Swedish swimmer Johan Wallberg. She is the first female swimmer and the third overall (after Lars Frölander and Derya Büyükuncu) to participate in six Olympic Games.[8]
Biography
Alshammar was born in Solna in 1977, daughter of 7th placed Olympic breaststroke