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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"
Swedish Swimming Team Announced for 2025 World Championship in Singapore
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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
Lisa Ajax Wins Masked Singer as Porcelain Doll
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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
Two Contestants Unmasked in Masked Singer Semifinal
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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
Octopus Unmasked on Masked Singer as Jury Celebrates Correct Guess
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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
Gretchen Walsh Breaks 55-Second Barrier in 100m Butterfly
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Gretchen Walsh Breaks 55-Second Barrier in 100m Butterfly

The American swimming star Gretchen Walsh has struck again on Sarah Sjöström's old world record limit – twice. Walsh is now the first woman in history to swim under 55 seconds on 100 meters butterfly
Marie Serneholt Unmasked as Glödlampan on Masked Singer
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Marie Serneholt Unmasked as Glödlampan on Masked Singer

It was Glödlampan who had to leave "Masked Singer" - after three of the panel members had guessed completely right about who was in the costume.
Maypole Unmasked as Mikael Sandström on The Masked Singer
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Maypole Unmasked as Mikael Sandström on The Masked Singer

"The Masked Singer" is halfway through the season and so far, it's only the two newcomers on the panel, Carina Berg and Behrouz "Berra" Badreh, who have managed to score a point each.
Anis Don Demina Unmasked as Detective Owl on "Masked Singer"
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Anis Don Demina Unmasked as Detective Owl on "Masked Singer"

Anis Don Demina usually is Pernilla Wahlgren's standing guess in "Masked Singer". However, not this time, when the author and upper-class references led both her and the rest of the panel completely off track
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