On a daily basis, they share a house, bake cinnamon rolls and win titles together at one of the world's best volleyball clubs. Today, Swedish superstar Isabelle Haak and Italian teammate Sarah Fahr meet at the European Championship. "I know her tricks, but she can still surprise me," Fahr says before meeting her Swedish friend.
SportsVictor Johansson finished seventh in the 400-metre freestyle final at the European Swimming Championships. A 16-year-old Hungarian, Oliver Papai, took silver behind French star Léon Marchand. “It’s really inspiring, really cool,” Johansson says.
SportsKate Douglass broke the world record in the 50-meter freestyle. Sarah Sjöström and her coach Antonio Lutula are impressed - but also inspired. There are several areas for Sarah to develop. It feels very promising, says Lutula.
SportsSarah Sjöström has taken giant strides since her comeback and is chasing her second European Championship gold in Paris tonight. At the same time, her son Adrian, almost 1 year old, has taken his first steps. The fact that it happened here in Paris is just a bonus, says Sarah Sjöström's husband Johan de Jong Skierus.
SportsIt took Sarah Sjöström eight months to become the best in Europe. Can she challenge the American speed queens in a year? I think Sarah is here to stay until Los Angeles, says national team captain Martina Aronsson.
SportsLess than a year after becoming a mother, Sarah Sjöström is back on top. The Swedish swimmer won her 18th European Championship gold of her career when she took the 50-meter butterfly. "It's great fun. It wasn't something I took for granted when I started the season," Sjöström says.
SportsThe development has been lightning fast in just over six months. Can Sarah Sjöström be even better after giving birth than before? I have seen several times how mothers come back to the same level and become better than they were before, says Lykke Tamm, chief physician at the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK).
SportsBack in the Olympic gold city of Paris. After a two-year break from the championships and a new life as a mother. But with the same expectations as before - gold favorite in both of her European Championship events. There is no difference from before, but I absolutely did not think I would be at the European Championships a year ago, says Sarah Sjöström, almost 33.
SportsSarah 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.
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EntertainmentThe first day of the Swim Open offered two Swedish victories - in the same race. Louise Hansson and Sara Junevik touched the wall at exactly the same time in the 50-meter butterfly. "It wasn't the first time. I know we're so even," Junevik said.
SportsThe void and the longing have been enormous. When Sarah Sjöström, 32, returns to the competition pool, the national swimming team is rejoicing. She is the one who carries us forward and delivers results. "We couldn't have had anyone better than Sarah," says long-distance swimmer Victor Johansson.
SportsA close associate of Britain's former Prince Andrew, Mountbatten-Windsor, made a secret deal with China, and police continued to search his former home on Friday.
WorldBritain's former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been released after being arrested on Thursday on suspicion of "misconduct in public office." Buckingham Palace says it is ready to assist police in the investigation.
WorldMinneapolis residents are buying gas masks to protect themselves from ICE after the latest shooting. "It's an invasion of our city. We feel invaded," said democracy activist Sarah.
WorldCandlelight vigils, protests and fury. In Minneapolis, where federal immigration police last week shot and killed an American mother of three, emotions are running high. "We are horrified and angry," says Sarah Stephens, an activist and music industry agent by day, speaking by phone from Minneapolis.
WorldAfter 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.
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