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Therese Alshammar (August 26, 1977-) is a Swedish swimmer. The dark-haired, 1.8 m tall Swede first appeared on the international scene after the 1994 World Aquatics Championships where she made the semifinals in the 100m backstroke. In the 1996 Olympics, she also participated in this event but did not reach beyond the semifinals.
She won her first international medal, a bronze in the 50m freestyle, at the 1997 European championships. She developed this stroke into her speciality and won the silver at the 1999 European Championships.
She broke through to the top ranks at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney where she won silver medals in the 50m and 100m freestyle and a bronze medal with the Swedish relay team.
Since Sydney, she has a favoritie at major internationl events in short distance events. At the world championships in 2001 she won two silver medals, this time in the 50m freestyle and 50m butterfly. In the 2000 European Championships in Berlin she won the 50m butterfly.
In 2003, she let up to focus on the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. In her only start in the 50m, she barely missed a medal, coming forth in the 50m freestyle.
In the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, she won a bronze medal in the 50m butterfly.
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