Erik Persson is trying to find his way back to the old times. He did not do so in the World Championship semifinal on 200 meter breaststroke in Singapore and was eliminated. Swimming is a mystery even if you have been doing it for a long time, says the 31-year-old.
SportsErik Persson made it to the semifinal on 200 meter breaststroke in the World Championship. But it was by a hair – a three hundredth margin. A messy start almost ruined it. I almost started shaking, says Persson who made it to the next round as 16th and last man.
SportsLouise Hansson swam 1.4 seconds faster in the mixed team than in the World Championship fiasco on 100 meters butterfly on Sunday. Why it went so badly she does not quite know. It was one off. It happens, damn annoying that it is here, she says about Sunday's race.
SportsThe void is enormous. Without Sarah Sjöström in the World Championship, Sweden may for the first time in 39 years miss a medal. Something the national team captain Martina Aronsson takes for granted. I do not think we will see a Swedish medal here, but I wish I will be proven wrong, says Aronsson.
SportsAfter a swimming year filled with world records, the expectations are high ahead of the World Championship in Singapore. The stars, with the Canadian prodigy Summer McIntosh at the forefront, have shone unexpectedly strongly already. But one of the biggest stars is missing – the World Championship's most individual medal winner Sarah Sjöström who is pregnant. At the same time, a 12-year-old prodigy from China joins.
SportsSuperstar Sarah Sjöström is pregnant and that she would miss the summer's World Championship in swimming in Singapore was clear earlier. Now, ten blue-yellow swimmers have received clearance for the championship and the team includes names such as sisters Louise and Sophie Hansson and Victor Johansson.
SportsHammarby is clear for the Swedish Championship quarterfinal in bandy. But it required a dramatic final round – and a notable referee decision.
FootballShe is the super talent who has already taken two European Championship medals. Now, the breaststroke swimmer Olivia Klint Ipsa, 19 years old, makes her World Championship debut. She has extremely good prerequisites to become one of the world's best swimmers, says national team captain Martina Aronsson.
SportsStar swimmer Erik Persson, 31, will miss the short course World Championship in Budapest next week. The summer's European Championship gold medalist has been struggling with a lingering infection. It's extremely sad, says national team captain Martina Aronsson.
SportsAfter Sarah Sjöström's double Olympic Games gold in Paris, the contract with the national team management is extended. National team captain Martina Aronsson and Sjöström's coach Antonio Lutula have signed for 2+2 years.
SportsIt looks like it's going to be a super thriller when Sarah Sjöström is chasing an Olympic Games medal on 100 meters freestyle. Only 23 hundredths separated the top six in the semifinal. Then the routine will help the Swede. I have swum so many Olympic Games and World Championship finals. It's my advantage, says the 30-year-old who had the sixth time.
SportsA fantastic arena – but a slow pool. This is how several swimmers describe the Olympic Games pool in Paris. Breaststroke swimmer Erik Persson agreed when he advanced to the semifinal.
SportsWith a month to go until the Olympic opening ceremony, the Swedish team is growing and now stands at 110 active members. A skateboarder, a hammer thrower, three golfers and a group of swimmers are among the team's newcomers.
SportsWith a short time left until the Olympics, Erik Persson shows that his form is good. The Swede impressed greatly and swam home to gold on the 200 metres breaststroke at the European Championship in Belgrad. It means a lot, he says to SVT.
SportsSara Junevik has a gold medal position in the 50m butterfly at the European Championship. She was the fastest in the semi-final and the only swimmer under 26 seconds. It's going to be fantastic, I'll take my chance, she says ahead of the final.
SportsAn aggressive form of gastroenteritis put a spanner in the works a few weeks ago. Now the European Championship is the last chance to qualify for the Olympics in Paris. It feels good to only have one chance, it can lift me, says Robin Hanson.
SportsTen new names are clear for the Olympics in Paris. On Friday, among others, sprinter Henrik Larsson, who finished fourth in the 100 metres at the European Championship, received clearance from the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK). It's a dream come true, he says.
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