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Anu Koivisto

Anu Koivisto

Finnish swimmer

Anu Elisa Koivisto (born 9 May 1980)[1] is a 2-time Olympic swimmer from Finland. She swam for Finland at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. During her swimming career, she swam to multiple Finnish championships and national records.

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At the 1996 Olympics she was part of Finland's women's 4×100 Medley Relay, alongside Mia Hagman, Minna Salmela, and Marja Pärssinen.

Koivisto lives in Oslo, Norway with the retired Norwegian swimmer Børge Mørk. She has a dietitian's license and works for Norway's Olympiatoppen.[2] 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.[citation needed]

Medals

Finnish records

At one time Koivisto held the following Finnish Records:
Long Course (50m)

  • 200 Backstroke 2.14,92 (February 1, 1998, Greve)
  • 4×50 Freestyle Relay national team 1.47,68 (January 29, 1999, Greve)
  • 4×50 Medley Relay national team 1.59,93 (January 31, 1999, Greve)
  • 4×100 Medley Relay national team 4.14,14 (July 24, 1996 Atlanta)

Short Course (25m)

  • 50 Backstroke 27,75 (December 15, 2001, Antwerp)
  • 200 Backstroke 2.07,10 (December 16, 2001, Antwerp)

References

  1. [1]
    Koivisto's entry from sports-reference.com; retrieved 2012-03-29.
  2. [2]
    (in Norwegian) Fagpersoner ved Ernæringsavdelingen (trans: Nutrition Department staff); from the website of Olympiatoppen (www.olympiatoppen.no); retrieved 2012-03-29.


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