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. 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.
SportsSara Junevik set a personal record on the new Olympic Games distance 50 meter butterfly. With a time of 25,50 seconds. I am so surprised, she says to SVT after the Swedish Championship gold in Norrköping.
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.
SportsThird distance – third personal record. Sofia Åstedt, 21, is approaching an individual World Championship ticket. I don't know what happened, she says after the record crush on 100 meters freestyle.
SportsStill, 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.
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.
SportsThe American star Gretchen Walsh broke the world record again on 50 meters butterfly in the World Championship. It's completely crazy, she says in SVT's broadcast.
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