Sarah Sjöström
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Sarah Sjostrom has had a busy time behind her – and faces an equally busy time ahead. Maybe that is why moments spent at home in Stockholm mean so much to her. “I have the world’s best job and I love to travel, but Stockholm is my base and this is where I get the power and energy between championships, training camps and World Cup events,” says the year’s best female swimmer.
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FINA World Championships |  Gold Medal |
50m free |
| FINA World Championships | Gold Medal |
50m fly | |
| FINA World Championships | Gold Medal |
100m fly | |
| FINA World Championships |  Silver Medal |
100m free | |
| World Records | Long-course | 100m free at Budapest (51.71) | |
| World Records | Long-course | 50m free at Budapest (23.67) | |
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World Records | Short-course | 50m free at Moscow (23.10) |
| World Records | Short-course | 100m free at Moscow (50.77) | |
| World Records | Short-course | 100m free at Eindhoven (50.58) | |
| World Records | Short-course | 200m free at Eindhoven (1:5.43) |
Interview
Sarah Sjöström
“Some of the inner pressure disappeared”
One is probably that I took a long break after the Olympics in Rio. It gave both my head and body a chance to recover properly. Another thing is that over the years I have got some perspective on things. My main goal as an athlete was to win an Olympic gold medal, and when I achieved that in Rio, some of the inner pressure disappeared. Which means that I today can enjoy training and competition even more. I really think I have the world’s best and most fun job, and I want to continue to develop as a swimmer. Somehow it feels like after the Olympics I enjoy myself even more now when I come to a championship.
"I decide myself what competitions I want to go to"
Had it not been for the World Cup, I would have certainly taken a holiday throughout September, but now I needed to get started earlier. I may not be 100%, but it’ll be fun to race again. It is challenging to train in an environment with other top-class swimmers, and I have a lot to learn when it comes to changing the technique of my freestyle as we work on making my strokes longer and more effective. Johan is writing my sessions but I choose the time for doing my strength workouts. And if I miss a workout in the pool, I can make up for it at a time that suits me. Now I also decide myself what competitions I want to go to.
