The breakthrough came in 2008 when she won European Championship gold at the age of 14. Just over 18 years later, Sarah Sjöström strikes again - as a mother. The swimming queen's new chapter was written with her soon-to-be 1-year-old son Adrian in Paris.
SportsSix golds in Milano Cortina. Eleven Olympic golds in total. Johannes Høsflot Klæbo is the best Winter Olympian of all time. And more games await. "I'm planning for 2030," says the ski king.
SportsJohannes Høsflot Klæbo did it again. The Olympic gold medal in the five-mile final meant that the Norwegian cross-country king swept the championship for the second consecutive time. Far behind, the Swedish men completed a record-breaking Olympics.
SportsCanadian swimming star and prodigy Summer McIntosh has set her sights on five gold medals in the World Championship. The first one is secured after a win on 400 meters freestyle during a hectic evening.
SportsUnderage sensation Summer McIntosh set three world records in five days earlier this year. In the World Championship, the swimming star from Canada is chasing five gold medals and can equal Sarah Sjöström's record in the number of simultaneous world records. I want to put on a show, says the 18-year-old ahead of the championship in Singapore.
SportsSarah Sjöström will miss the World Championship as she is soon to become a mother. But even if the swimming star had not been expecting a child, she would have declined a World Championship start for the first time in her career. It was heading in the wrong direction, she says about the championship workload.
SportsThe breakthrough came in 2008 when she took the European Championship gold as a 14-year-old. Just over 16 years later, the swim queen Sarah Sjöström advanced in majestic style to an Olympic Games gold double with her victory on the 50 meter freestyle. Here are Super-Sarah's highlights in her career:
SportsFirst gold on 200 meter butterfly – barely two hours later he struck on 200 meter breaststroke. Home star Leon Marchand, 22 years old, had a crazy gold evening in the Olympic Games pool in Paris.
SportsA whole arena was about to erupt and a whole nation was struck by joy. French star Leon Marchand, 22, handled the pressure and secured the nation's first OS gold in swimming in twelve years when he won the 400 meter medley. The atmosphere was completely crazy. I got goosebumps before and during the race, he says.
SportsA 22-year-old Frenchman is to follow in Michael Phelps' footsteps – but gets an incredible pressure on him at the home Olympics. At the same time, swimming is haunted by the doping scandal with China.
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