Britt-Marie Smedh (born 22 March 1955) is a former

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breaststroke

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who represented

Stockholmspolisens IF Stockholmspolisens IF is a Swedish sports club from Stockholm, Sweden, founded on 9 August 1914. Stockholmspolisens IF has departments in handball, basketball, football, judo, triathlon, swimming, diving, masters swimming, and water polo. From the ...

. Smedh participated in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

, finishing 7th in the 100 m breaststroke, 10th in the 200 m breaststroke and 8th in the 4 × 100 m medley relay. Smedh is the mother to Swedish Olympic medalist

Therese Alshammar Malin Therese Alshammar (born 26 August 1977) is a Sweden, Swedish Swimming (sport), swimmer who has won three Olympic medals, 25 World Championship medals, and 43 European Championship medals. She is a specialist in short distances races in fre ...

Clubs

References

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1955 births Living people Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Sweden Swedish female breaststroke swimmers Sportspeople from Stockholm County Stockholmspolisens IF swimmers 20th-century Swedish sportswomen {{Sweden-swimming-bio-stub