Junevik swam the 50-meter backstroke and then the third leg of the 4x100-meter freestyle relay.
It was the first time she swam backstroke at a long-course championship, and her personal best of 29.07 gave her 30th place.
In the relay, Sweden looked like it would secure a final spot for a long time, but in the end the quartet of Sofia Åstedt (54.54), Louise Hansson (54.47), Junevik (54.44) and Elvira Mörtstrand (55.49) were just 14 hundredths short.
Then, Junevik was entered into the final of the 50-meter butterfly, where championship comebacker Sarah Sjöström is the gold favorite and where Spårvägen swimmer Junevik has a chance of a medal after finishing fourth in the semifinals on Tuesday evening.
“Focused too long”
But is the two-race schedule really optimal?
We will see, she says with a laugh and continues:
I think I would have been restless otherwise. If I had just been walking around thinking about the final all day, it might have taken its toll. I had focused for too long. Now I have other things on my mind and only have lunch and rest to recharge and focus.
The 50-meter butterfly final starts at 6:47 p.m.
It will also be the only event tonight with Swedish interest.
All Swedish swimmers failed to advance in their events.
Carried the burden
The freestyle team was closest to advancing and the new member of the team, Elvira Mörtstrand, 23, felt a certain guilt for missing the final.
"Especially when you have the last leg, you feel like it's your own fault. I understand that it's not like that, but I'm the one who finishes and we're so close," says Mörtstrand, whose 55.49 was her fastest 100-meter freestyle race even though it was with a flying start.
