Eric la Fleur

Eric la Fleur (born 11 December 1979) is a Swedish former Olympic swimmer. He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he swam the 4×100 m freestyle relay preliminaries for the Swedish team that became disqualified.^[1]

Eric la Fleur

Personal information
Full name	Eric Johan Lennart la Fleur
Nationality	Sweden
Born	(1979-12-11) 11 December 1979 (age 45) Lund, Sweden
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	freestyle
College team	Arizona Wildcats

This article is about the Swedish swimmer. For the American politician, see Eric LaFleur.

Biography

La Fleur was born on 11 December 1979 in Lund to parents Lennart and Barbro la Fleur.^[2] He started his swimming career in the Lund swimming team SK Poseidon. His brother, Oscar la Fleur, is also a former swimmer.

• 17-Time All American Div. 1 NCAA Swimming, swimming for University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
• Represented Sweden in World and European Championships.
• Silver medalist in 4×100 m freestyle relay in Moscow World Championship (short course) and Berlin European Championship (long course).
• Multiple Swedish champion.

Clubs

• Malmö KK
• SK Poseidon, Lund

References

1. "Eric la Fleur". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
2. "Player Bio: Eric la Fleur :: Men's Swimming". University of Arizona. Retrieved 27 January 2021.