Sweden won three medals in the European Swimming Championships. But with a huge squad of 26 swimmers, the goal was to make 14-15 finals. We got seven. I am incredibly happy. Coming away with three medals, seven finals and seven Swedish records is worth celebrating, says national team captain Martina Aronsson.
SportsThe double duty was no match for long-distance specialist Thilda Häll. Despite only 50 minutes between a 200-meter race and the 800-meter freestyle heats, she broke her own Swedish record and made it to the final of the European Swimming Championships. Candy, water and good advice between races did the trick.
SportsSarah Sjöström and the Swedish national swimming team were forced to change hotels in Paris before the European Championships. The standard of the original one was too poor. I would have expected the organisers to have a better handle on it, says national team captain Martina Aronsson.
SportsSarah Sjöström is the obvious star of Sweden's squad for the European Championships in Paris in August. The swimming star is making a championship comeback in the French capital, where she won two Olympic gold medals at her most recent championship.
SportsThe road back has begun. After giving birth and spending time with her son Adrian, Sarah Sjöström is ready to resume her swimming career. But the home crowd will probably not see her at the Swim Open in Stockholm. It will be too early for the April competition, she says.
SportsAfter the failure of the World Championships this summer, Sweden is fielding a huge squad in the Short Course European Championships. Ten of the 29 swimmers are debutants and six are teenagers. We need to find who we are without Sarah Sjöström, says national captain Martina Aronsson.
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