20 swimmers will represent Sweden at the 2024 European Championships later this month. Competition will run from June 17-23rd in Belgrade, Serbia.
Highlighting the roster are Bjorn Seeliger and Robin Hansson. Both represented Sweden at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and compete collegiately for Cal. Both also represented Sweden at the 2023 and 2024 World Championships. This past February, Seeliger finaled in the 50 freestyle finishing 7th in a 21.83.
The two are not the only men who have experience representing Sweden at a World Championship. Last summer, Isak Eliasson, Oskar Hoff, Elias Persson, and Erik Persson all represented the country at the 2023 World Championships.
The women’s side is highlighted by Emelie Fast who swam in prelims of the 100 breast in Tokyo. Other women who have international level experience include Sara Junevik and Hanna Rosvall as they swam at 2023 Worlds last summer. Junevik and Rosvall are also on the roster for the 2024 European Championships.
The meet in Belgrade will serve as a last-chance qualification meet for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The qualification period for Paris ends on June 23rd, the final day of the meet.
Women’s Roster
- Hanna Bergman, SK Poseidon
- Emelie Fast, Södertörns SS
- Annie Hegmegi, Jönköpings SS
- Sara Junevik, Falu SS
- Olivia Klint Ipsa, Kristianstad SLS
- Elvira Mörtstrand, Västerås SS
- Lisa Nystrand, SK Neptun
- Hanna Rosvall, Helsingborgs S
- Klara Thormalm, Jönköpings SS
- Tea Winblad, Malmö KK
Men’s Roster
- Isak Eliasson, Spårvägens S
- Oskar Hoff, Landskrona S
- Marcus Holmquist, Jönköpings SS
- Robin Hansson, Spårvägens S
- Linus Kahl, Landskrona S
- Albin Lövgren, Jönköpings SS
- Elias Persson, Malmö KK
- Erik Persson, Kungsbacka SS
- Björn Seeliger, SK Neptun
- Samuel Törnqvist, Spårvägens S
Who will represent Sweden at the 2024 European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia?
With respect to college swimmers Hanson, Seeliger and Fast, as a Swede I would definitely say Persson, Rosvall and Junevik with World and Euro champs golds and medals on the resume highlight this roster in the absence of the bigger stars. I hope Seeliger gets his breakthrough however with a first international medal.
Junevik also competed in Tokyo in the 4×1 free heats. Fast wasn’t at 2023 worlds.
Cal bears representing! Once olympic teams are set, it would be fun if someone tracked every current/past collegiate athlete competing in Paris to see which colleges produce the best olympic squads…
not cal lmao
2022 NCAAs ruined Chokeeliger for good to the point where he doesn’t care anymore
50 free 18.45 prelims ->18.57 finals, choke
100 free 40.75 prelims -> 41.00 finals, choke
100 back 44.58 prelims -> 44.87 finals, choke
2023:
50 free 18.46 -> 18.67, choke
sure he dropped from prelims to finals in 1 back, but how do you go from a 44.5 guy to a 45.0 guy with Cal’s supposedly amazing backstroke
in the 100 free, a miracle happened. He actually dropped from prelims! Considering he regressed time wise and went 41.17 well off his best, i would hope so
2024:
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Wow, didn’t expect the hate – all he did was final in… pretty much every event he swam at NCAAs, during a sprinting renaissance where it took a 41 low to MAKE the final in 2024. It took 18 mid just to make the 50 final. Also, he’s also been a European championship medalist and a multi-time Euro Junior champion. That alone makes his career a certifiable win in my book. By the way, he got to attend one of the best public universities in the world in one of the most innovative regions of the world. He trains with one of the most savage groups in the world, and they all continue to crush.
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I’d like to point out Seeliger made this years world champs final in the 50 free with a new PB of 21.67. Also split 47.9 on the men’s 4×1 which was the major contributor in securing their first male Olympic relay berth since 2008.
Also a top student at one of the toughest universities in the world. Big brain on him. I hope he reaches another swimming breakthrough also, but the man has a lot going for him outside of the pool also.
people were going 21:6 24 years ago I don’t wanna hear it