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Sofia Åstedt Sets Third Personal Record, Nears World Championship Spot
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Sofia Åstedt Sets Third Personal Record, Nears World Championship Spot

Third distance – third personal record. Sofia Åstedt, 21, is approaching an individual World Championship ticket
Sarah Sjöström's Absence Felt as She Awaits First Child
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Sarah Sjöström's Absence Felt as She Awaits First Child

No Sarah Sjöström in training or competition. Then she is missing from the Swedish swimming elite
Sarah Sjöström on the diagnosis: "Desperate"
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Sarah Sjöström on the diagnosis: "Desperate"

Sarah Sjöström's pregnancy has been difficult. The swimming queen suffered from extreme nausea, known as hyperemesis
Olympics 2028: Sjöström Eyes Gold in New 50m Butterfly Event
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Olympics 2028: Sjöström Eyes Gold in New 50m Butterfly Event

The swimming program is expanded to the Olympic Games in Los Angeles 2028. Then Sarah Sjöström gets the chance on 50 meters butterfly – the distance where she has six consecutive World Championship golds
World Champion Kajsa Bergqvist Unmasked on Masked Singer Sweden
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World Champion Kajsa Bergqvist Unmasked on Masked Singer Sweden

Another major sports profile has to leave "Masked Singer". The chess queen hid an Olympic Games medalist and World Champion in high jump
Olympic Champion Sarah Sjöström First Out on Masked Singer Sweden
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Olympic Champion Sarah Sjöström First Out on Masked Singer Sweden

Despite a skilled and "infectious" rap, it was Bacillen who was the first to have to leave "Masked Singer". Behind the mask hid one of Sweden's foremost sports stars
Duplantis Steers Clear of Chinese Sponsors Amid Criticism Storm
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Duplantis Steers Clear of Chinese Sponsors Amid Criticism Storm

Armand Duplantis declines collaborations with Chinese sponsors. The pole vault star's agency has learned from the criticism storm against Sarah Sjöström's Huawei collaboration
Mondo Duplantis Eyes Top Athlete Title After Record-Breaking Feats
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Mondo Duplantis Eyes Top Athlete Title After Record-Breaking Feats

Armand "Mondo" Duplantis can be named the world's top male athlete. He is one of five nominees in the category in the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards
Swimming star Sarah Sjöström Pregnant: "Life's Greatest Adventure"
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Swimming star Sarah Sjöström Pregnant: "Life's Greatest Adventure"

Swimming star Sarah Sjöström, 31, is pregnant and expecting her first child with her husband Johan de Jong Skierus. "Life's greatest adventure is about to begin", she writes in a post on Instagram
The People's Favorite
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The People's Favorite

He didn't take gold or set a world record. But Truls Möregårdh won the Swedish people's love
After the success year – Duplantis doubly awarded
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After the success year – Duplantis doubly awarded

Armand Duplantis was awarded twice at the Sports Gala. The pole vault star took home both the Male Athlete of the Year and the Performance of the Year, after having had a fantastic 2024 behind him
Guide: Everything You Need to Know Ahead of the Sports Gala
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Guide: Everything You Need to Know Ahead of the Sports Gala

Royal starlight, expected prize rain over Armand Duplantis and a new "Svennis" tribute. Here's everything you need to know ahead of the Sports Gala
Sjöström crushed the opposition – sixth prize
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Sjöström crushed the opposition – sixth prize

Double World Championship gold and double Olympic Games gold. When the associations and the people were to elect the year's female swimmer in Europe, superstar Sarah Sjöström took home a superior victory
The Swede's Olympic medal is tarnishing: "A bit annoying"
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The Swede's Olympic medal is tarnishing: "A bit annoying"

The moment when he and Lovisa Karlsson took the OS bronze last summer is still fresh in memory. But when Anton Dahlberg shows his medal, it looks like something he's picked up at a flea market
Sarah Sjöström: Not Competing in 2025
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Sarah Sjöström: Not Competing in 2025

Sarah Sjöström does not think of quitting, but instead sets her sights on the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in four years. However, she does not intend to compete at all in 2025
The Sports Year 2025 – Here are the Swedish Stars
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The Sports Year 2025 – Here are the Swedish Stars

2025 is a packed sports year with many major championships. Here we have selected 13 Swedish stars who will be in focus
They Compete for the Jerring Prize – Five Eliminated
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They Compete for the Jerring Prize – Five Eliminated

Some Olympic Games heroes, a volleyball star and the world's best curling team have done their part in the battle for the Jerring Award. Here are the remaining candidates
Special match for Möregårdh: "My best friend"
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Special match for Möregårdh: "My best friend"

It was a special match for table tennis star Truls Möregårdh on Tuesday evening. He defeated his close friend David Andersson – who has returned after several years of cancer treatment
Saw himself taking silver - from the stands
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Saw himself taking silver - from the stands

The German star Florian Wellbrock sat in the stands and watched himself take silver in the 1,500 meters freestyle at the World Championship. It feels so crazy, he says in the stadium interview
Alshammar's 15-year-old world record broken
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Alshammar's 15-year-old world record broken

It's going historically fast already during the first attempt in the short course World Championship in Budapest. Gretchen Walsh crushed the 15-year-old world record on 50 meters butterfly with 36 hundredths
The Talent Makes World Championship Debut: "One of the World's Best"
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The Talent Makes World Championship Debut: "One of the World's Best"

She is the super talent who has already taken two European Championship medals. Now, the breaststroke swimmer Olivia Klint Ipsa, 19 years old, makes her World Championship debut
The Gold Medalist Misses the World Championship
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The Gold Medalist Misses the World Championship

Star swimmer Erik Persson, 31, will miss the short course World Championship in Budapest next week. The summer's European Championship gold medalist has been struggling with a lingering infection
Armand Duplantis champion again: "Pretty sick"
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Armand Duplantis champion again: "Pretty sick"

Armand Duplantis brought home the Bragdguldet for the second time. Now he is one of five who have won the award twice
Sjöström: "I'm racing when I get the feeling"
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Sjöström: "I'm racing when I get the feeling"

Double Olympic gold and marriage. Sarah Sjöström is enjoying everything that has happened over the past few months and is keeping a low profile with planning ahead: It's nice not to plan too much right now, I'll go with the flow when I get the feeling
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