Anu Koivisto Explained

Anu Koivisto
Fullname:Anu Elisa Koivisto
Strokes:Backstroke
Club:Simmis
Birth Date:9 May 1980
Birth Place:Helsinki, Finland
Weight:58kg (128lb)

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.

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.

Medals

Finnish records

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

Short Course (25m)

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417180108/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/anu-koivisto-1.html Koivisto's entry
  2. Fagpersoner ved Ernæringsavdelingen (trans: Nutrition Department staff); from the website of Olympiatoppen (www.olympiatoppen.no); retrieved 2012-03-29.