Antti Kasvio
Antti Alexander Kasvio (born 20 December 1973 in Espoo) is a former freestyle swimmer from Finland who won the bronze medal in the 200 m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Together with Jani Sievinen he was Finland's leading swimmer in the 1990s.
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| Full name | Antti Alexander Kasvio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 December 1973 Espoo, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Laaksolahden Viri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 1993 European Swimming Championships (long course) in Sheffield, Kasvio won the 200 and the 400 m freestyle. A year later, at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy, he won the world title in the 200 m freestyle and captured the silver medal in the 400 m freestyle.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antti Kasvio". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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