Sarah Sjostrom

Sjostrom Takes Home Sweden’s Top Sporting Achievement Honor

Last night, Swedish speed demon, Sarah Sjostrom, was given her country’s Jerring Sports Achievement Award for 2014. The award is…

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What Do the Stats Say: A Look at the Final 2014 World Rankings

The American Women and Men each suffered a drop in the quantity of #1 world-ranked times from 2013 to 2014, but other countries saw a rise in their overall world performance.

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Swedes Hold Camp in Rio in Preparation for Kazan and the 2016 Olympics

Sarah Sjostrom, Michelle Coleman and Simon Sjodin are amongst a group of 11 Swedes who are currently training in Brazil…

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2014 Swammy Awards: European Female Swimmer of the Year

Hungarian Katinka Hosszu had another spectacular year winning the World Cup Series for the third year in a row…

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Hosszu makes $106,000 individually at SC World Champs, top 10 money-earners list

4 World Records and 8 individual medals netted Katinka Hosszu $106,000 at the 2014 Short Course World Championships.

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World Record Race Video: Sarah Sjostrom takes Pellegrini’s Record in 200 Freestyle scm

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23 World Records Broken in Doha; 2008-2009 Suited Era Withering Away

Katinka Hosszu led the way with an astonishing 4 World Records in Doha.

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2014 World Short Course Championships: Day Five Finals Live Recap

Sarah Sjostrom looks to provide some excitement on the final evening of the 2014 World Short Course Championships…

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Sjostrom Breaks 23rd World Record of 2014 World Short Course Championships

At the beginning of the 2014 World Short Course Championships, Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom said (in paraphrase) that her 200 free wasn’t…

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Another Suited World Record Goes Down in Doha as Sjostrom Crushes 100 Fly Mark

Sarah Sjostrom has broken the World Record in the 100 short course meters fly. She now holds both this mark and the 50 long course fly record.

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2014 World Short Course Championships: Day Four finals live recap

Can Katinka Hosszu hadd to her 6 medals and 3 World Records on Saturday night? She swims the 200 IM.

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Short Course World Championships Day Four Prelims Live Recap

Florent Manaudou will get a chance to race in the 100 free today after setting a world record yesterday in the 50.

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RACE VIDEO: Heemskerk edges Sjostrom in 100 Free at World Championships scm

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10 Big Things from Us & You: Day 3 of the 2014 Short Course World Championships

The Netherlands took gold with a new world record in the 4×100 free relay on day 3. But they didn’t even enter the 4×50 medley relay, despite holding the fastest time in world history. Why not?

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RACE VIDEO: Watch Sarah Sjostrom win World Championships 50 Butterfly scm

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