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            <title><![CDATA[Sarah Sjöström takes silver in 50m freestyle despite fast European Championship final time]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sarah Sjöström won her 98th championship medal - but despite a great time in the European Championship final in the 50-meter freestyle, she had to settle for silver. I had a great race and I'm very happy about that. I don't really care about the medal, says the Swede.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:42:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sarah Sjöström’s son Adrian takes first steps in Paris as she chases another European gold]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sarah Sjöström has taken giant strides since her comeback and is chasing her second European Championship gold in Paris tonight. At the same time, her son Adrian, almost 1 year old, has taken his first steps. The fact that it happened here in Paris is just a bonus, says Sarah Sjöström's husband Johan de Jong Skierus.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 07:21:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sarah Sjöström’s rapid comeback keeps her on track to Los Angeles, coach says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It took Sarah Sjöström eight months to become the best in Europe. Can she challenge the American speed queens in a year? I think Sarah is here to stay until Los Angeles, says national team captain Martina Aronsson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:30:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sjöström fastest in 50m butterfly heats on championship comeback: Great feeling]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Two years and seven days had passed since the last time - but it was still as if time had stood still when Sarah Sjöström made her championship comeback at the European Championships. After a break to give birth, she was fastest in the 50-meter butterfly heats. It was a great feeling, she says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:44:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lykke Tamm on Sarah Sjöström comeback: Seen it several times]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The development has been lightning fast in just over six months. Can Sarah Sjöström be even better after giving birth than before? I have seen several times how mothers come back to the same level and become better than they were before, says Lykke Tamm, chief physician at the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:48:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sarah Sjöström says it was a real smash]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Swimming star Sarah Sjöström is set to take the next step in her comeback after becoming a mother. Along the way, she broke the world record in the 50-meter freestyle last weekend. It's always more fun to break a record than to be beaten, Sjöström says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:54:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Joy over Sjöström: She who carries us forward]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The void and the longing have been enormous. When Sarah Sjöström, 32, returns to the competition pool, the national swimming team is rejoicing. She is the one who carries us forward and delivers results. "We couldn't have had anyone better than Sarah," says long-distance swimmer Victor Johansson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:02:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sjöström dismisses Swim Open in Stockholm, says too early]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The road back has begun. After giving birth and spending time with her son Adrian, Sarah Sjöström is ready to resume her swimming career. But the home crowd will probably not see her at the Swim Open in Stockholm. It will be too early for the April competition, she says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:02:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gretchen Walsh Breaks 55-Second Barrier in 100m Butterfly]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 09:44:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sarah Sjöström on the diagnosis: "Desperate"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sarah Sjöström's pregnancy has been difficult. The swimming queen suffered from extreme nausea, known as hyperemesis. She has felt desperate, she says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 10:57:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swimming star Sarah Sjöström Pregnant: "Life's Greatest Adventure"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:35:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sjöström: "I'm racing when I get the feeling"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 10:56:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sjöström's highs under 16 years]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The breakthrough came in 2008 when she took the European Championship gold as a 14-year-old. Just over 16 years later, the swim queen Sarah Sjöström advanced in majestic style to an Olympic Games gold double with her victory on the 50 meter freestyle. Here are Super-Sarah's highlights in her career:]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 16:42:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA["Unbelievably amazing"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[She had taken six medals in the 100 meter freestyle at the Olympic Games and World Championship – but never a gold. Now the bullseye came. In a situation where Sjöström didn't even think of participating. It's completely incredible, after the relay I didn't want to swim the 100 meter freestyle, says Sjöström.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 18:36:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sjöström: "I was so damn unmotivated"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Tired, worn out and unmotivated. This winter morning in 2022 felt anything but good for Sarah Sjöström. It would change her swimming life. I reached a point where I felt that I had to start taking it a bit easy, says the Olympic gold medalist.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 03:30:41 GMT</pubDate>
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