Watch Sarah Sjostrom Break 100 Fly World Record in Rio (Video)

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES

Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom broke the world record in the women’s 100 meter butterfly en route to winning Olympic gold in Rio on Sunday night. Out in a 26.01, she was home in 29.47 for a final time of 55.48. Watch her race (most of it, that is) in the video below, courtesy of NBC Olympics:

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Candy
7 years ago

How is she related to us ???? My grandmother was Helen Sjrostrom???

aquajosh
7 years ago

Usually, you watch as the world record line drifts away from people, but in Sarah’s case, she actually accelerates TOWARDS the line in the last 15 meters. Her closing speed is unreal.

JudgeNot
7 years ago

Class act and what fun to watch swim. Congratulations Sarah Sjostrom.

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Anne Lepesant is the mother of four daughters, all of whom swam in college. With an undergraduate degree from Princeton (where she was an all-Ivy tennis player) and an MBA from INSEAD, she worked for many years in the financial industry, both in France and the U.S. Anne is currently …

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