Anu Koivisto’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Swimmer
Is Athlete 
Swimmer 
From Finland 
Type Sports 
Gender female
Birth 9 May 1980, Helsinki
Age: 40 years

Anu Elisa Koivisto (born May 9, 1980 in Helsinki, Finland) 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. 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

  • 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)
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