Frida Svensson (born 18 August 1981) is a Swedish professional sculler. She won a gold medal in the women's single scull at the 2010 World Rowing Championships in Lake Karapiro, the victory was notable for narrowly defeating Ekaterina Karsten who has dominated women's sculling since 1996.[1][2] She was Swedish Rower of the year in 2006, and won a bronze medal at the women's single scull at the 2006 World Rowing Championships on Dorney Lake Eton.[3]
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| Born | 18 August 1981 Falkenberg, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Row2k Video: Frida Svensson, World Champion Published 6 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ Sportal NZ Bumbleebee stings Archived 29 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine Published 6 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ Frida Svensson at World Rowing Published 6 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
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