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Bengt Christer Wallin is a former
freestyleFreestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
swimmerSwimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
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SwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. He won the silver medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay at the
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Tommy WernerTommy Henrik Werner was a freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He won the silver medal in the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics together Christer Wallin, Anders Holmertz and Lars Frölander...
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Anders HolmertzAnders Holmertz is a Swedish retired swimmer who was a leader in freestyle races in the 1980s and at the beginning of 1990s, though often missing personal success. He also settled a record in the 400 m freestyle...
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Lars FrölanderLars Arne Frölander is a Swedish swimmer. He grew up in Ornäs in Borlänge Municipality. He competed in 5 consecutive Olympic Games . The highlight of his career was when he won the gold in the 100 metre butterfly event at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000...
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Four years later, when
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hosted the Summer Olympics, Wallin was on the team that once again captured the silver medal, this time alongside Frölander, Holmertz, and
Anders LyrbringAnders Christer Lyrbring is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He won the silver medal in the 4x200 m Freestyle Relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics together Christer Wallin, Anders Holmertz and Lars Frölander.- References :* *...
. Wallin competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988.