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Sarah Sjöström Personal information Full name Sarah Fredrika Sjöström Nationality 
SwedenBorn 17 August 1993
Salem, Stockholm CountyHeight 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Weight 70 kg (150 lb) Sport Sport Swimming Stroke(s) Butterfly Club Södertörns SS Medal recordCompetitor for SwedenWomen's swimming World Championships (LC) Gold 2009 Rome 100 m butterfly European Championships (LC) Gold 2008 Eindhoven 100 m butterfly Gold 2010 Budapest 100 m butterfly Silver 2010 Budapest 4x100 m medley Bronze 2010 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle European Championships (SC) Silver 2009 Istanbul 4×50 m medley Silver 2009 Istanbul 4×50 m freestyle Silver 2008 Rijeka 4×50 m freestyle Sarah Fredrika Sjöström (born 17 August 1993 in Salem, Stockholm County) is a Swedish swimmer. On 22 March 2008, at the age of 14, she took the gold medal in women's 100 m butterfly at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands.[1][2] She was clocked for 58.44 seconds. In the semi-finals the day before, she set a new national record with 58.38 seconds, breaking Anna-Karin Kammerling's old one (58.71 seconds). At the Swedish championships in 2008 she swam at 58.55.
On 26 July 2009 at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships Sarah Sjöström set a world record in the semifinals with a time of 56.44, surpassing Inge de Bruijn's nine year old record. On the next day, in the finals for the women's 100 m butterfly, she won the gold medal and improved her world record time to 56.06.[3][4]
At the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, she defended her 2008 gold medal by winning the women's 100 m butterfly stroke.[5] (The European Aquatics Championships is a biennial event and hence did not take place in 2009.)
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Personal bests
Long course (50 m)
Event Time Date Meet Location Ref 50 m freestyle 25.65 5 July 2009 Swedish Championships Linköping, Sweden100 m freestyle 54.73 27 March 2010 Amsterdam Swim Cup 
Amsterdam, Netherlands200 m freestyle 1:57.34 NR 2 July 2009 Swedish Championships Linköping, Sweden100 m backstroke 1:00.74 NR (rh) 1 August 2009 World Championships 
Rome, Italy[6] 50 m butterfly 25.66 1 August 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy100 m butterfly 56.06 WR 27 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy[7] Legend: WR – World record; ER – European record; NR – Swedish record;
Records not set in finals: (h) – heat; (sf) – semifinal; (r) – relay 1st leg; (rh) – relay heat 1st leg; (b) – B final; † – en route to final mark; (tt) – time trialShort course (25 m)
Event Time Date Meet Location Ref 50 m freestyle 24.61 14 November 2009 World Cup 
Berlin, Germany100 m freestyle 52.60 = 7 November 2009 World Cup 
Moscow, Russia100 m freestyle 52.60 = 11 November 2009 World Cup Stockholm, Sweden100 m backstroke 59.03 7 November 2009 World Cup Moscow, Russia50 m butterfly 25.52 (sf) 11 December 2009 European SC Championships 
Istanbul, Turkey100 m butterfly 56.42 (sf) 12 December 2009 European SC Championships Istanbul, TurkeyLegend: WR – World record; ER – European record; NR – Swedish record;
Records not set in finals: (h) – heat; (sf) – semifinal; (r) – relay 1st leg; (rh) – relay heat 1st leg; (b) – B final; † – en route to final mark; (tt) – time trialAccomplishments
Sjöström won the gold medal in 100 metre butterfly in the World Championship in Rome 2009 and set the world record. She also participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished 27th in the 100 metre butterfly and 29th in the 100 metre backstroke. She also participated in Sweden's 4×100 metre medley relay team. They managed to reach the final, but in the final they were disqualified for an over-long false start.
References
- ^ "14-åriga Sarah tog skrällguld", Sveriges Television (Swedish).
- ^ "EM-guld till Sarah Sjöström", Sveriges Radio (Swedish).
- ^ Nytt världsrekord av Sjöström, Sveriges Television (Swedish).
- ^ Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom Lowers World Record in 100 Fly, Swimming World Magazine.
- ^ Anna Blomqvist (2010-08-13). "Sjöström försvarade sitt EM-guld" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=21192&a=2106001. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- ^ "Results Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Heats". OmegaTiming. 2009-08-01. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Roma2009/C74B_ResSummaryRelay_36_Heats_Women_4x100_Medley.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ "Results Women's 100m Butterfly". OmegaTiming. 2009-07-27. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Roma2009/C73A1_Res1Heat_101_Finals_1_Women_100_Fly.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
Records Preceded by
Inge de BruijnWomen's 100 metre butterfly
world record holder (long course)
27 July 2009 – presentSucceeded by
IncumbentWorld Long Course Champions in Women's 100 m Butterfly 1973: Kornelia Ender (GDR) • 1975: Kornelia Ender (GDR) • 1978: Mary-Joan Pennington (USA) • 1982: Mary T. Meagher (USA) • 1986: Kornelia Gressler (GDR) • 1991: Hong Qian (CHN) • 1994: Liu Limin (CHN) • 1998: Jenny Thompson (USA) • 2001: Petria Thomas (AUS) • 2003: Jenny Thompson (USA) • 2005: Jessicah Schipper (AUS) • 2007: Libby Lenton (AUS) • 2009: Sarah Sjöström (SWE) • 2011: Dana Vollmer (USA)
European Champions in Women's 100 m Butterfly 1954: Jutta Langenau (GDR) • 1958: Tineke Lagerberg (NED) • 1962: Ada Kok (NED) • 1966: Ada Kok (NED) • 1970: Andrea Gyarmati (HUN) • 1974: Rosemarie Kother (GDR) • 1977: Andrea Pollack (GDR) • 1981: Ute Geweniger (GDR) • 1983: Ines Geißler (GDR) • 1985: Kornelia Gressler (GDR) • 1987: Kristin Otto (GDR) • 1989: Catherine Plewinski (FRA) • 1991: Catherine Plewinski (FRA) • 1993: Catherine Plewinski (FRA) • 1995: Mette Jacobsen (DEN) • 1997: Mette Jacobsen (DEN) • 1999: Inge de Bruijn (NED) • 2000: Martina Moravcová (SVK) • 2002: Martina Moravcová (SVK) • 2004: Martina Moravcová (SVK) • 2006: Inge Dekker (NED) • 2008: Sarah Sjöström (SWE) • 2010: Sarah Sjöström (SWE)
2008 Sweden Olympic Swimming Team Men's competition Jonas Andersson • Lars Frölander • Stefan Nystrand • Jonas Persson • Simon Sjödin • Petter Stymne • Christoffer Wikström
Women's competition Therese Alshammar • Eva Berglund • Gabriella Fagundez • Petra Granlund • Claire Hedenskog • Joline Höstman • Anna-Karin Kammerling • Josefin Lillhage • Ida Mattsson • Sarah Sjöström • Hanna Westrin
Categories:- 1993 births
- Swedish swimmers
- Living people
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers of Sweden
- World record holders in swimming
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
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