Sweden Living World Business Sports Entertainment FAQ

Cover image for Sarah Sjöström

Sarah Sjöström

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. .

Summer McIntosh Matches Sjöström's World Championship Medal Record

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.

Sarah Sjöström Misses World Championship Final in 50m Butterfly Drama

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.

Twelve-Year-Old Yu Zidi Aims for Historic World Championship Medal

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.

Sara Junevik Advances to Semifinal with Second Fastest 50m Butterfly Time

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.

Summer McIntosh Frustrated After Narrowly Missing World Record

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.

Sjöström Encourages Junevik to Secure World Championship Gold

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.

Katie Ledecky Wins Sixth 1500m Gold at World Championship

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.

Swedish Swimmers Face Challenges at World Championship

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.

Summer McIntosh Wins Second Gold as 12-Year-Old Yu Zidi Impresses

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's Unexpected Exit in 100m Butterfly Trials in Singapore

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.

Louise Hansson Praises Gretchen Walsh as "One in a Million"

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.

Summer McIntosh Aims to Match Sjöström's World Record Feat

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.

Sweden Faces Medal Uncertainty at World Championship Without Sjöström

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.

Sarah Sjöström Skips World Championship Amid Pregnancy and Overload Concerns

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.

Prodigies and Stars Set for Record Performances at World Championship

Siobhan Haughey Withdraws from Swimming World Championship Due to Injury

Four-time Olympic Games medalist Siobhan Haughey, Hong Kong, will miss the World Championship in swimming in Singapore which starts on Sunday. The reason is a back injury.

Siobhan Haughey Withdraws from Swimming World Championship Due to Injury

Victoria Prize Honors Olympic Beach Volleyball Champions

Beach volleyball stars and Olympic Games gold pair David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig played beach volleyball with the crown princess couple when they received the Victoria Prize on Öland. > We have tried to teach a little different strokes and then we got to play a little together, it was fun, says Jonatan Hellvig to Sveriges Radio P4 Kalmar.

Victoria Prize Honors Olympic Beach Volleyball Champions

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.

Sarah Sjöström Plans Championship Comeback After Pregnancy

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.

Chinese Swimmers Cleared in Doping Scandal Amid USADA Criticism

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".

Stars on the Castle 2025 Meet This Year's Participants

Swedish Swimming Team Announced for 2025 World Championship in Singapore

Superstar 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.

Swedish Swimming Team Announced for 2025 World Championship in Singapore

Lisa Ajax Wins Masked Singer as Porcelain Doll

Behind two of the costumes in the final of "The Masked Singer" hid veterans in the entertainment industry - but the winner of the competition was a 26-year-old singer. It felt pretty cool that I knocked out just them, says winner Lisa Ajax.

Lisa Ajax Wins Masked Singer as Porcelain Doll

Two Contestants Unmasked in Masked Singer Semifinal

In the semifinal of "Masked Singer" duetts were on the program and the participants got to sing along with some of Sweden's biggest artists. Panel member "Berra" Badreh had a good evening with two guesses right on the spot.

Two Contestants Unmasked in Masked Singer Semifinal

Octopus Unmasked on Masked Singer as Jury Celebrates Correct Guess

The Octopus has to leave "Masked Singer" in the quarterfinals – and the entire jury could rejoice after the unmasking. Everyone guessed correctly about the three celebrities hiding behind the mask.

Octopus Unmasked on Masked Singer as Jury Celebrates Correct Guess