Anu Koivisto
{{Short description|Finnish swimmer (born 1980)}}
{{Infobox swimmer
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| fullname = Anu Elisa Koivisto
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| nationality = {{FIN}}
| strokes = Backstroke
| club = Simmis
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|5|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Helsinki, Finland
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| height = {{height|m=1.69|precision=0}}
| weight = {{convert|58|kg|lb}}
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{{MedalSport | Women's Swimming}}
{{MedalCompetition | European Championships (SC)}}
{{MedalSilver | 2001 Antwerp | 50 m backstroke}}
{{MedalBronze | 2001 Antwerp | 200 m backstroke}}
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Anu Elisa Koivisto (born 9 May 1980)[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417180108/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/anu-koivisto-1.html Koivisto's entry] from sports-reference.com; retrieved 2012-03-29. 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.{{in lang|no}} [http://www.olympiatoppen.no/fagomraader/idrettsernaering/fagansatte/page774.html Fagpersoner ved Ernæringsavdelingen] (trans: Nutrition Department staff); from the website of Olympiatoppen (www.olympiatoppen.no); retrieved 2012-03-29. 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|reason=She has not approved the antivaccinations and therefore they are vaccinated|date=September 2020}}
Medals
- European Short Course Swimming Championships 2001: silver (50m backstroke) and bronze (200m backstroke)
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
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Category:Finnish female backstroke swimmers
Category:Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic swimmers for Finland
Category:Swimmers from Helsinki
Category:Finnish expatriates in Norway
Category:21st-century Finnish sportswomen
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