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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden fell short of final targets at European Swimming Championships, but team captain says results were satisfying]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden won three medals in the European Swimming Championships. But with a huge squad of 26 swimmers, the goal was to make 14-15 finals. We got seven. I am incredibly happy. Coming away with three medals, seven finals and seven Swedish records is worth celebrating, says national team captain Martina Aronsson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 18:53:03 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[Swedish swim team forced to change Paris hotels before European Championships]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sarah Sjöström and the Swedish national swimming team were forced to change hotels in Paris before the European Championships. The standard of the original one was too poor. I would have expected the organisers to have a better handle on it, says national team captain Martina Aronsson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:58:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish European Championships squad with Sarah Sjöström in focus]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:13:03 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[“Need to find who we are without Sarah Sjöström”]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[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. We need to find who we are without Sarah Sjöström, says national captain Martina Aronsson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:01:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Young squad selected for European Swimming Championships]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 18:10:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sofia Åstedt Sets Third Personal Record, Nears World Championship Spot]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Third 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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:18:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Talent Makes World Championship Debut: "One of the World's Best"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[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. She has extremely good prerequisites to become one of the world's best swimmers, says national team captain Martina Aronsson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 10:05:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Gold Medalist Misses the World Championship]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[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. It's extremely sad, says national team captain Martina Aronsson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:20:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[She is the greatest athlete we've had]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Martina Aronsson was present when 14-year-old Sarah Sjöström won the European Championship gold on 100 butterfly. 16 years later, she tries to take in what has happened. She is the greatest female athlete we have had in Sweden, says the swimming federation captain.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 20:41:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Confirmed: Sjöström to Compete in 100 Meters Freestyle]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Now it is definitely clear: Sarah Sjöström will start in the 100 meters freestyle at the Olympic Games in Paris. It will be a tough competition out there, but she has a great chance of winning a medal, says national team captain Martina Aronsson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 10:38:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sjöström unbeaten favorite: "Immune to stress"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sarah 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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 15:21:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aggressive food poisoning stops Swedish swimmers]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 09:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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