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.
At one time Koivisto held the following Finnish Records:
Long Course (50m)
Short Course (25m)