The 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.
SportsMartina Gustavsson works as a nurse in Ebola-hit eastern Congo-Kinshasa, where hundreds have died from the hemorrhagic fever. But she is not worried about herself. If you know how to protect yourself, you need to be vigilant, but not afraid, she says.
WorldMartina Schaub has died, Göteborgs-Posten reports. Her life with Down syndrome was portrayed by Tom Alandh in seven documentary films over 45 years.
TV & filmThe 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.
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