KARLSSON Lovisa

General
SAILING PARTNER
In 2017 she began sailing in the 470 class with Olivia Bergstrom. Karlsson had been struggling with injuries, while Bergstrom had had difficulties competing in a single-person dinghy, and the duo believed they would be stronger together. "We immediately decided that the goal was the 2020 Olympics." (gp.se, 27 Jul 2017)

FUTURE PLANS
She and her crewmate Olivia Bergstrom initially planned to aim for both the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, but a change in the sports programme for the 2024 Games means they have had to alter their plans. "When we started sailing together, we set a long-term goal. The first was to take an Olympic place in Tokyo and the second was to win a medal in Paris in 2024. Then came the sad news that the 470 women [event] will disappear from the Olympic programme and it will be a mixed class. So now we are investing in the Olympics in Tokyo and training because it will happen and we are there. Then we get to see what we do and how and with whom we sail. But we will both continue sailing even after 2021." (svensksegling.se, 24 Jun 2020)

EDUCATION AND OCCUPATION
She has studied towards a degree in design and product development at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. She has also had jobs as a sailing coach and as a postal worker. (svensksegling.se, 24 Mar 2021; LinkedIn profile, 01 Mar 2021)