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Sjöström and Swimming Stars Win Compensation in ISL Dispute Settlement
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Sjöström and Swimming Stars Win Compensation in ISL Dispute Settlement

Sarah Sjöström and several other swimming stars will be compensated in a big dispute with the International Swimming Federation. This after a settlement in an American court
Sjöström Eyes Possible Comeback at 2026 European Championship
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Sjöström Eyes Possible Comeback at 2026 European Championship

Sarah Sjöström does not intend to rush back to swimming after her dramatic childbirth. But she still believes in a possible comeback as early as next summer
Athletes Who Made Comebacks After Motherhood
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Athletes Who Made Comebacks After Motherhood

Swedish swimming star Sarah Sjöström has become a mother. Here are five other superstars who have given birth in the middle of their sports career – and come back
Sarah Sjöström's Chaotic Ambulance Birth: "I Didn't Think I'd Survive"
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Sarah Sjöström's Chaotic Ambulance Birth: "I Didn't Think I'd Survive"

Sarah Sjöström and her husband Johan de Jong Skierus have become parents. Sjöström gave birth to son Adrian in the ambulance during a chaotic delivery
Summer McIntosh Matches Sjöström's World Championship Medal Record
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Summer McIntosh Matches Sjöström's World Championship Medal Record

It was not five gold medals for Summer McIntosh, but a tie of Sarah Sjöström's record of five World Championship medals at the swimming championships in Singapore.
Sarah Sjöström Misses World Championship Final in 50m Butterfly Drama
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Sarah Sjöström Misses World Championship Final in 50m Butterfly Drama

It will be no gold medal to show off to Sarah Sjöström. Sara Junevik missed the final on 50 meters butterfly in the World Championship after a hundredth drama
Twelve-Year-Old Yu Zidi Aims for Historic World Championship Medal
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Twelve-Year-Old Yu Zidi Aims for Historic World Championship Medal

An entire swimming world is amazed by the twelve-year-old Chinese super talent Yu Zidi. But there are dark sides to making a commitment at such a young age
Sara Junevik Advances to Semifinal with Second Fastest 50m Butterfly Time
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Sara Junevik Advances to Semifinal with Second Fastest 50m Butterfly Time

Sara Junevik struck with a strong performance notice directly on 50 meter butterfly in the World Championship in Singapore. With her second fastest race in her career, 25,59, she advanced to the semifinal with sixth time
Summer McIntosh Frustrated After Narrowly Missing World Record
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Summer McIntosh Frustrated After Narrowly Missing World Record

Summer McIntosh swam to her third World Championship gold. But the anger was evident after missing the world record on 200 meter butterfly by 18 hundredths
Sjöström Encourages Junevik to Secure World Championship Gold
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Sjöström Encourages Junevik to Secure World Championship Gold

It was the Olympic Games announcement that changed everything. Sara Junevik, 25, can put all focus on the favorite event 50 meter butterfly
Katie Ledecky Wins Sixth 1500m Gold at World Championship
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Katie Ledecky Wins Sixth 1500m Gold at World Championship

Katie Ledecky won her sixth gold on 1,500 meters freestyle in the World Championship. But the American star went all in on the world record the last 250 meters
Swedish Swimmers Face Challenges at World Championship
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Swedish Swimmers Face Challenges at World Championship

Victor Johansson is the shining exception. Otherwise, all Swedes have been knocked out in the trials after three days of World Championship
Summer McIntosh Wins Second Gold as 12-Year-Old Yu Zidi Impresses
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Summer McIntosh Wins Second Gold as 12-Year-Old Yu Zidi Impresses

Twelve-year-old Chinese prodigy Yu Zidi was just six hundredths away from a bronze sensation on 200 meters medley. The gold winner, on the other hand, was no surprise: Summer McIntosh, 18, took home her second World Championship gold in two days
Louise Hansson's Unexpected Exit in 100m Butterfly Trials in Singapore
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Louise Hansson's Unexpected Exit in 100m Butterfly Trials in Singapore

World Championship bronze and Olympic Games eighth place last year – eliminated directly in the trials on 100 meter butterfly in Singapore. Louise Hansson cried after the World Championship miss
Louise Hansson Praises Gretchen Walsh as "One in a Million"
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Louise Hansson Praises Gretchen Walsh as "One in a Million"

Last year, Louise Hansson took bronze in the World Championship – this year, there are probably only two medals to compete for. American star Gretchen Walsh, 22, is "given" for the gold
Summer McIntosh Aims to Match Sjöström's World Record Feat
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Summer McIntosh Aims to Match Sjöström's World Record Feat

Underage 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
Sweden Faces Medal Uncertainty at World Championship Without Sjöström
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Sweden Faces Medal Uncertainty at World Championship Without Sjöström

The void is enormous. Without Sarah Sjöström in the World Championship, Sweden may for the first time in 39 years miss a medal
Sarah Sjöström Skips World Championship Amid Pregnancy and Overload Concerns
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Sarah Sjöström Skips World Championship Amid Pregnancy and Overload Concerns

Sarah 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
Prodigies and Stars Set for Record Performances at World Championship
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Prodigies and Stars Set for Record Performances at World Championship

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
Siobhan Haughey Withdraws from Swimming World Championship Due to Injury
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Siobhan Haughey Withdraws from Swimming World Championship Due to Injury

Victoria Prize Honors Olympic Beach Volleyball Champions
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Victoria Prize Honors Olympic Beach Volleyball Champions

Sarah Sjöström Plans Championship Comeback After Pregnancy
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Sarah Sjöström Plans Championship Comeback After Pregnancy

In seven weeks, it is planned that she will become a mother, but already now Sarah Sjöström is thinking further ahead. Towards what can be the championship comeback – in the city where the swimming star made Olympic Games success
Chinese Swimmers Cleared in Doping Scandal Amid USADA Criticism
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Chinese Swimmers Cleared in Doping Scandal Amid USADA Criticism

The 23 Chinese swimmers who were cleared of doping would have needed to eat five kilos of food each to reach the levels shown by their doping tests. This is claimed by the American anti-doping agency USADA in a committee hearing
Stars on the Castle 2025 Meet This Year's Participants
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Stars on the Castle 2025 Meet This Year's Participants

Lotta Engberg, Lasse Kronér, Johan Hedenberg, Sarah Sjöström – and E-type. It is the profiles in this year's "The Stars on the Castle"
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