Victor Johansson started the World Championship in Singapore record well. He beat his own Swedish record on 400 meters freestyle and went to the final in the afternoon with sixth time. Shit, how fun to lower the time. It's a bit of revenge against Paris last year, says Johansson.
SportsThe heat and humidity are extreme in Singapore. A challenge for the blue and yellow World Championship swimmers. You burn fluid and calories somewhat copiously, says long-distance swimmer Victor Johansson.
SportsThe void is enormous. Without Sarah Sjöström in the World Championship, Sweden may for the first time in 39 years miss a medal. Something the national team captain Martina Aronsson takes for granted. I do not think we will see a Swedish medal here, but I wish I will be proven wrong, says Aronsson.
SportsAfter 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. But one of the biggest stars is missing – the World Championship's most individual medal winner Sarah Sjöström who is pregnant. At the same time, a 12-year-old prodigy from China joins.
SportsRobin Hanson delivered a magnificent performance on 200 meters freestyle with the time 1.45,91 – a time of world class. The 24-year-old smashed the Swedish record by far.
SportsHeavily delayed, the national team landed in Budapest. Then, the national team captain Jon Dahl Tomasson treated us to releasing the names of five players who will start in Friday's international match against Hungary. It must be a new record, he says and laughs.
SportsSuperstar 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.
SportsThird distance – third personal record. Sofia Åstedt, 21, is approaching an individual World Championship ticket. I don't know what happened, she says after the record crush on 100 meters freestyle.
SportsNo Sarah Sjöström in training or competition. Then she is missing from the Swedish swimming elite. It's sad not to have her here, says Louise Hansson.
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EntertainmentThe 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. Victor Johansson set a Swedish record and finished tenth.
SportsShe 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. She has extremely good prerequisites to become one of the world's best swimmers, says national team captain Martina Aronsson.
SportsNo attacker in Europe has scored more goals for their club team this season than Viktor Gyökeres – and in the Nations League, he's pouring in goals. Now he's being praised by childhood friend Isac Lidberg. You get inspired, says the fresh national team player.
SportsThird start gave third final miss. Despite top form not being there, swimmer Victor Johansson thinks he'll do the long-distance event in Seine. When you see pictures on social media, you'll look like Gollum afterwards, he says with a grin.
SportsAt 600 meters, he maintained a record pace – but the offensive effort didn't last. Victor Johansson missed the final on 800 meters freestyle at the Olympic Games. On the other hand, Louise Hansson advanced to the semifinal on 100 meters backstroke.
SportsShe has been hospitalized with an IV drip after competing in unsanitary water. Tilda Månsson is sending a message to her big brother and coach in Seine due to the risk of getting stomach sick before her triathlon competition – and criticizes the Olympic organizer. They are gambling with athletes, she says.
SportsConfined in a high-rise building for a month, 60 miles of travel for a double victory on the same day. This is how swimmer Victor Johansson has prepared for the Olympics, where he is chasing medals in the pool and in the open water in the Seine. It's obviously a bit sadistic, he says about his setup.
SportsSarah Sjöström has landed in Paris as a top favorite for the Olympic gold on 50 meters freestyle. The calm, self-confidence, and strength make the swimming star able to handle the pressure. She is quite immune to stress, says former star and national team colleague Therese Alshammar.
SportsWith a month to go until the Olympic opening ceremony, the Swedish team is growing and now stands at 110 active members. A skateboarder, a hammer thrower, three golfers and a group of swimmers are among the team's newcomers.
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