Chinese Teenager Zhang Zhanshuo Makes Asian Games History With Seventh Gold
A Chinese teenager swept the swimming world at the Asian Games in Tokyo. Zhang Zhanshuo, 19, made history when he won the 400-meter freestyle - his seventh gold.
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Sarah Sjöström withdraws from Short Course World Championships to focus on recovery
Sarah Sjöström is withdrawing from the Short Course World Championships in China, reports Radiosporten. According to her coach Antonio Lutula, the 33-year-old swimming star wants to focus on training and recovery.
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Sweden fell short of final targets at European Swimming Championships, but team captain says results were satisfying
Sweden won three medals in the European Swimming Championships. But with a huge squad of 26 swimmers, the goal was to make 14-15 finals. We got seven. I am incredibly happy. Coming away with three medals, seven finals and seven Swedish records is worth celebrating, says national team captain Martina Aronsson.
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Sjöström’s coach on Douglass’ world record: Groundbreaking
Kate 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.
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Sarah Sjöström takes silver in 50m freestyle despite fast European Championship final time
Sarah Sjöström won her 98th championship medal - but despite a great time in the European Championship final in the 50-meter freestyle, she had to settle for silver. I had a great race and I'm very happy about that. I don't really care about the medal, says the Swede.
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Sarah Sjöström’s son Adrian takes first steps in Paris as she chases another European gold
Sarah 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.
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Sweden seventh in European Swimming Championships relay final, just 0.8 off national record
Sweden's mixed 4x100-meter freestyle team was only eight tenths off the Swedish record in the final of the European Swimming Championships. They finished seventh. It was great fun, I'm really happy, says debutant Ludvig Bartolek, the 17-year-old who is the youngest in Sweden's European Swimming Championships squad.
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Sarah Sjöström posts fastest 50m freestyle time since comeback in European Championships semifinal
Sarah Sjöström hit the mark with a superb time in the semifinals of the 50-meter freestyle at the European Swimming Championships. It was a show of strength and an extraordinary bid for gold. "It was incredible, great fun," Sjöström said after clocking 23.83.
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Sjöström cruises into 50m freestyle semifinals with second-fastest time
Sarah Sjöström easily advanced to the semifinals of the 50-meter freestyle at the European Swimming Championships in Paris. The 32-year-old had the second-fastest time at 24.21. It felt good, I think I will improve with each race, says the Swedish gold favorite.
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Sara Curtis breaks 50m backstroke world record again at European Championships
Italian rising star Sara Curtis set a world record in the 50-meter backstroke for the second day in a row.
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Sarah Sjöström’s rapid comeback keeps her on track to Los Angeles, coach says
It 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.
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Felicia Klintemark advances to 100m butterfly semifinals after swim-off drama
Hidden star Felicia Klintemark, 20, made it to the semifinals of the 100-meter butterfly at the European Swimming Championships after a dramatic turn. This came after European bronze medalist Sara Junevik opted out of a swim-off. Medalist Louise Hansson advanced in fifth place.
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Junevik says European Championship bronze means more than 2024 gold: Incredibly fun
Sara Junevik, 26, could not defend her European Championship gold from 2024 in the 50-meter butterfly. But the bronze two years later weighs more heavily. This one will probably come out on top, Junevik says after the final where Sarah Sjöström took gold.
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Sarah Sjöström's timeline from teenage breakthrough to European gold as a mother
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.
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Sarah Sjöström wins 18th European gold as comeback continues in Paris
Less 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.
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Junevik faces double race before European Championship butterfly final
The European Championship final in the 50-meter butterfly on Wednesday evening offers a chance of a medal. Then Sara Junevik, 26, had doubled up with morning races. I think I would have been restless otherwise, she explains her plan.
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Sarah Sjöström fastest into European Championships 50m butterfly final after comeback gold bid
Fastest again - and gold in her championship comeback. Sarah Sjöström continues to impress at the European Swimming Championships in the 50-meter butterfly, where she enters the final with the best time. It's great fun to swim so fast, says Sjöström. Sara Junevik also advanced to the final with the fourth-fastest time.
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Sjöström fastest in 50m butterfly heats on championship comeback: Great feeling
Two years and seven days had passed since the last time - but it was still as if time had stood still when Sarah Sjöström made her championship comeback at the European Championships. After a break to give birth, she was fastest in the 50-meter butterfly heats. It was a great feeling, she says.
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Sofia Åstedt regains confidence after personal best in European Championships semifinal
Sofia Åstedt broke her personal best in the 100-meter freestyle in the semifinals of the European Swimming Championships in Paris. She missed the final - but has regained her self-confidence. That means everything. I am happy with myself for the first time in a long time, says the 22-year-old.
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Lykke Tamm on Sarah Sjöström comeback: Seen it several times
The 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).
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Swedish swim team forced to change Paris hotels before European Championships
Sarah Sjöström and the Swedish national swimming team were forced to change hotels in Paris before the European Championships. The standard of the original one was too poor. I would have expected the organisers to have a better handle on it, says national team captain Martina Aronsson.
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Sarah Sjöström back in Paris as mother and gold favorite at European Championships
Back 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.
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Frida Karlsson on ski future: I’ll stick to a vague answer
After her Olympic gold, Frida Karlsson has traveled to Öland to receive the Victoria Prize. On her way to the World Championships in Falun, she took the opportunity to go for a run by the waters of Kalmarsund, but the answer to whether the upcoming season will be her last on the ski slopes is still unclear. "I'm probably sticking to a vague answer there," says Karlsson when TT meets her in Borgholm.
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