Anu Elisa Koivisto is a retire female swimmer from Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

. She has multiple Finnish championships and records.

Koivisto lives in Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

 with the retire Norwegian swimmer Börge Mörk. She has a dietitian

Dietitian

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's license

Medical license

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 and works for the Norwegian Olympic Committee. The couple has two children, Kia and Alexis, and has caused controversy for being an anti-vaccinationist and not allowing her children to be vaccinated.

Koivisto competed for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996

Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States, which was built for the Games...

 in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

. Her best result was a 14th place with the women's 4×100 m medley relay team at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

, alongside Mia Hagman

Mia Hagman

Mia Hagman is a retired female breaststroke swimmer from Finland. Hagman competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Her best result was a 14th place with the women's 4×100 m medley relay team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, alongside Minna Salmela, Anu...

, Minna Salmela

Minna Salmela

Minna Salmela is a retired female freestyle sprint swimmer from Finland. Salmela competed for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain...

, and Marja Pärssinen

Marja Pärssinen

Marja Pärssinen is a retired female butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Finland. Nicknamed Marde Pärssinen competed for her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain...

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Medals

• European short course swimming championships, 2001: silver (50 m backstroke) and bronze (200 m backstroke)

50 m course

• 200 m backstroke 2.14,92 (February 1, 1998 Greve)
• 4×50 m freestyle relay national team 1.47,68 (January 29, 1999 Greve)
• 4×50 m medley relay national team 1.59,93 (January 31, 1999 Greve)
• 4×100 m medley relay national team 4.14,14 (July 24, 1996 Atlanta)

25 m course

• 50 m backstroke 27,75 (December 15, 2001 Antwerpen)
• 200 m backstroke 2.07,10 (December 16, 2001 Antwerpen)

External links

• Profile on Sports Reference