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Louise Hansson Reflects on Performance After Mixed Team Success

Louise Hansson swam 1. 4 seconds faster in the mixed team than in the World Championship fiasco on 100 meters butterfly on Sunday.
Louise Hansson Reflects on Performance After Mixed Team Success

Swedish Swimmers Face Challenges at World Championship

Victor Johansson is the shining exception. Otherwise, all Swedes have been knocked out in the trials after three days of World Championship.
Swedish Swimmers Face Challenges at World Championship

Louise Hansson's Unexpected Exit in 100m Butterfly Trials in Singapore

World Championship bronze and Olympic Games eighth place last year – eliminated directly in the trials on 100 meter butterfly in Singapore. Louise Hansson cried after the World Championship miss.
Louise Hansson's Unexpected Exit in 100m Butterfly Trials in Singapore

Louise Hansson Praises Gretchen Walsh as "One in a Million"

Last year, Louise Hansson took bronze in the World Championship – this year, there are probably only two medals to compete for. American star Gretchen Walsh, 22, is "given" for the gold.
Louise Hansson Praises Gretchen Walsh as "One in a Million"

Sweden Faces Medal Uncertainty at World Championship Without Sjöström

The void is enormous. Without Sarah Sjöström in the World Championship, Sweden may for the first time in 39 years miss a medal.
Sweden Faces Medal Uncertainty at World Championship Without Sjöström

Prodigies and Stars Set for Record Performances at World Championship

After 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.
Prodigies and Stars Set for Record Performances at World Championship

Swedish Swimming Team Announced for 2025 World Championship in Singapore

Superstar 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.
Swedish Swimming Team Announced for 2025 World Championship in Singapore

Sofia Åstedt Sets Third Personal Record, Nears World Championship Spot

Third distance – third personal record. Sofia Åstedt, 21, is approaching an individual World Championship ticket.
Sofia Åstedt Sets Third Personal Record, Nears World Championship Spot

Sarah Sjöström's Absence Felt as She Awaits First Child

No Sarah Sjöström in training or competition. Then she is missing from the Swedish swimming elite.
Sarah Sjöström's Absence Felt as She Awaits First Child

Sweden fourth in relay - record time by USA

There was no medal for the Swedish swimmers at the World Championship in Budapest. In Sunday's final relay, the Swedish medley team finished fourth in the 4x100 meter relay, 42 hundredths from the bronze.
Sweden fourth in relay - record time by USA

World Record Again – When Hansson Missed the Medal

The swimming star Gretchen Walsh is completely unstoppable at the World Championship in Budapest. The American won the final of the 100 meter butterfly overwhelmingly – and struck again with yet another world record.
World Record Again – When Hansson Missed the Medal

Historic Walsh in Budapest - Hansson to the Final

Gretchen Walsh continues to be unbeatable at the World Championship in Budapest. But it is Louise Hansson who is closest to her.
Historic Walsh in Budapest - Hansson to the Final

World Record – When Hansson Was Eliminated

It will be no final on 100 m medley for the Swedish swimmer Louise Hansson. For the American Gretchen Walsh, it went better in the semifinal – she struck with a world record.
World Record – When Hansson Was Eliminated

New Swedish record – sixth in the World Championship final

Still, a Swedish record was not enough to reach the World Championship podium. Sweden finished sixth in the mixed final of the 4x50 meter medley in short course.
New Swedish record – sixth in the World Championship final

Talent eliminated despite record - mixed relay team second

Swimming talent Olivia Klint Ipsa crushed her personal record on 100 meters breaststroke in the World Championship – but was eliminated anyway. The 19-year-old from Kristianstad, who took two European Championship bronzes last summer, swam at 1.
Talent eliminated despite record - mixed relay team second

Saw himself taking silver - from the stands

The 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.
Saw himself taking silver - from the stands

The Talent Makes World Championship Debut: "One of the World's Best"

She 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.
The Talent Makes World Championship Debut: "One of the World's Best"

Third time's the charm for Hansson: "Really pleased"

It was the third time lucky for Louise Hansson in the World Championship. She won the 100 meter butterfly in Singapore and took the first Swedish victory in this year's World Championship.
Third time's the charm for Hansson: "Really pleased"

American Star Crushes World Record

The American star Kate Douglass broke a 15-year-old world record in short-course swimming last week. Seven days later, she pulverized her newly set record on 200 meters breaststroke in the World Cup in Singapore.
American Star Crushes World Record

New world record – podium spot for Junevik

For the second day in a row, a world record was set in the World Championship. This time by American Regan Smith, 22 years old, in the 100-meter backstroke.
New world record – podium spot for Junevik

The Swedish Swimming Federation extends with Olympic gold coach

After 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.
The Swedish Swimming Federation extends with Olympic gold coach

Sweden finishes seventh in medley relay at the Olympic Games

The medley women could not challenge for a medal in the Olympic Games final. They finished seventh with a time of 3.
Sweden finishes seventh in medley relay at the Olympic Games

Gets the gold lane in the final: "It's going to be good"

Sweden made it to the final on 4x100 meter medley with sixth time. It means that Sweden gets lane seven in Sunday evening's final.
Gets the gold lane in the final: "It's going to be good"

Hansson on form: "There's more"

Louise Hansson wanted a form indication ahead of the medley relay on 100 meters backstroke. The answer? There's more.
Hansson on form: "There's more"
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