Sarah 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.
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.
SportsWith an eye on future Olympics, 29 swimmers will get the chance at the European Short Course Championships in Poland in December. For many of them, it will be their debut in a senior championship.
SportsThe German star Florian Wellbrock sat in the stands and watched himself take silver in the 1,500 meters freestyle at the World Championship. It feels so crazy, he says in the stadium interview. Victor Johansson set a Swedish record and finished tenth.
SportsShe 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.
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.
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