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Victor Johansson inspired by 16-year-old Hungarian silver medallist at European Championships
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Victor Johansson inspired by 16-year-old Hungarian silver medallist at European Championships

Victor Johansson finished seventh in the 400-metre freestyle final at the European Swimming Championships. A 16-year-old Hungarian, Oliver Papai, took silver behind French star Léon Marchand
Johansson reaches European Championships 400m freestyle final after tough week
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Johansson reaches European Championships 400m freestyle final after tough week

On the last day of the European Championships, Victor Johansson was on top. He made it to the final in the 400-meter freestyle with the fifth-best time
Victor Johansson still searching for answers after missing 1,500m freestyle final
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Victor Johansson still searching for answers after missing 1,500m freestyle final

Victor Johansson's tough European Swimming Championships continue. He missed the final in the 1,500-meter freestyle and is groping in the dark for answers
Victor Johansson misses European Championships 800m final after qualifying disappointment
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Victor Johansson misses European Championships 800m final after qualifying disappointment

World Championship fifth place last year - fiasco at the European Championships. Victor Johansson missed the 800-meter freestyle final in Paris and was left looking like a living question mark afterward
Sweden set 4x200m freestyle record but miss European final by 0.49 seconds
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Sweden set 4x200m freestyle record but miss European final by 0.49 seconds

Swedish record by over four seconds - but just outside the final. The Swedish men's team had pole position in the 4x200 meter freestyle at the European Swimming Championships
Victor Johansson relaxed ahead of European Championships medal hunt: Living the dream life
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Victor Johansson relaxed ahead of European Championships medal hunt: Living the dream life

The hunt for the first championship medal continues. Swimmer Victor Johansson has been close so many times - but still has a relaxed attitude ahead of the European Championships
Sarah Sjöström back in Paris as mother and gold favorite at European Championships
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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
Swedish European Championships squad with Sarah Sjöström in focus
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Swedish European Championships squad with Sarah Sjöström in focus

Sarah Sjöström is the obvious star of Sweden's squad for the European Championships in Paris in August. The swimming star is making a championship comeback in the French capital, where she won two Olympic gold medals at her most recent championship
The friends shared the victory - not the first time
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The friends shared the victory - not the first time

The first day of the Swim Open offered two Swedish victories - in the same race. Louise Hansson and Sara Junevik touched the wall at exactly the same time in the 50-meter butterfly
Joy over Sjöström: She who carries us forward
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Joy over Sjöström: She who carries us forward

The void and the longing have been enormous. When Sarah Sjöström, 32, returns to the competition pool, the national swimming team is rejoicing
JVM squad with hopes of gold: "A lot of match winners"
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JVM squad with hopes of gold: "A lot of match winners"

Only two golds in history – and 13 years since the last one. Junior crowns' national captain Magnus Hävelid is still optimistic about the junior world championships
Johansson broke the Swedish record – again
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Johansson broke the Swedish record – again

Victor Johansson set a new Swedish record in the 1,500-meter freestyle during the trials at the European Short Course Championships in Lublin, Poland.
“Need to find who we are without Sarah Sjöström”
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“Need to find who we are without Sarah Sjöström”

After the failure of the World Championships this summer, Sweden is fielding a huge squad in the Short Course European Championships. Ten of the 29 swimmers are debutants and six are teenagers
The stars are missing from Potter's first starting eleven
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The stars are missing from Potter's first starting eleven

Half of the regular starting eleven will be missing when Graham Potter makes his debut as national team captain. So who will get a chance from kick-off against Switzerland at the Stade de Genève?
Young squad selected for European Swimming Championships
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Young squad selected for European Swimming Championships

With an eye on future Olympics, 29 swimmers will get the chance at the European Short Course Championships in Poland in December. For many of them, it will be their debut in a senior championship
Sweden Ends 39-Year Medal Streak at World Swimming Championship
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Sweden Ends 39-Year Medal Streak at World Swimming Championship

There were no Swedish medals at the World Championship in swimming in Singapore. It is the first time in 39 years that Sweden does not manage to reach the podium
Sophie Hansson Misses 50m Breaststroke Final at World Championship
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Sophie Hansson Misses 50m Breaststroke Final at World Championship

Sophie Hansson turns 27 years old today. But any final spot on 50 meter breaststroke, at the World Championship in Singapore, she did not manage to get
Swedish Swimmer Erik Persson Falls Short in World Championship Semifinal
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Swedish Swimmer Erik Persson Falls Short in World Championship Semifinal

Erik Persson is trying to find his way back to the old times. He did not do so in the World Championship semifinal on 200 meter breaststroke in Singapore and was eliminated
Erik Persson Advances to Semifinal After Chaotic Start at World Championship
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Erik Persson Advances to Semifinal After Chaotic Start at World Championship

Erik Persson made it to the semifinal on 200 meter breaststroke in the World Championship. But it was by a hair – a three hundredth margin
Victor Johansson Places Fifth in 800m Freestyle at World Championship
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Victor Johansson Places Fifth in 800m Freestyle at World Championship

The second fastest race in his career gave a fifth place on 800 meters freestyle in the World Championship. But a hard opening cost forces for Victor Johansson in the pursuit of yet another record
Victor Johansson Advances as Samuel Short Withdraws from 800m Freestyle Final
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Victor Johansson Advances as Samuel Short Withdraws from 800m Freestyle Final

A new case of stomach flu in the World Championship opens up for Victor Johansson in the final on 800 meter freestyle.
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
Victor Johansson Sets New Swedish Record in 800m Freestyle at World Championship
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Victor Johansson Sets New Swedish Record in 800m Freestyle at World Championship

Victor Johansson struck again and crushed his own Swedish record on 800 meters freestyle in the World Championship in Singapore with the time 7. 44,81
Victor Johansson Sets Swedish Record and Places Fourth at World Championships
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Victor Johansson Sets Swedish Record and Places Fourth at World Championships

Swedish record twice and World Championship fourth. That got Victor Johansson, 26, to show emotions – in the form of tears of joy
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