SJOESTROEM Sarah

Date of Birth: 17 Aug 1993

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Place of birth: RONNINGE

Birth Country:

Sweden

Place of residence : STOCKHOLM

Residence Country:

Sweden

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 50m Freestyle	2
	Women's 100m Freestyle	5
	Women's 100m Butterfly	7
	Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay SWE Sweden	6
	Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay SWE Sweden	5

Records

Record	Event	Mark	Date	Location
WR	Women's 100m Butterfly	55.48	7 August, 2016	Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
OR	Women's 100m Butterfly	55.48	7 August, 2016	Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
WR	Women's 100m Freestyle	51.71	23 July, 2017	Budapest (HUN)
WR	Women's 50m Freestyle	23.67	29 July, 2017	Budapest (HUN)

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Butterfly - Heat 4	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Butterfly Semifinal 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Butterfly Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Freestyle - Heat 5	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Freestyle Semifinal 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Freestyle Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Freestyle - Heat 11	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Freestyle Semifinal 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Freestyle Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	50Free	100Free	200Free	100Back	100Fly	4x100Free W	4x200Free	4x100Medley W
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	SF (24.69)	3rd (52.99)	2nd (1:54.08)	-	1st (55.48)	5th (3:35.90)	5th (7:50.26)	H (3:59.45)
2012	London, GBR	SF (25.08)	SF (53.93)	SF (1:58.12)	-	4th (57.17)	8th (DSQ)	-	H (4:00.76)
2008	Beijing, CHN	-	-	-	H (1:02.38)	H (59.08)	-	-	8th (DSQ)

World Championships

Year	Location	50Free	100Free	200Free	50Fly	100Fly	4x100Free W	4x200Free	4x100Medley W
2019	Gwangju, KOR	2nd (24.07)	3rd (52.46)	3rd (1:54.78)	1st (25.02)	2nd (56.22)	6th (3:36.33)	-	7th (3:58.39)
2017	Budapest, HUN	1st (23.69)	2nd (52.31)	-	1st (24.60)	1st (55.53)	5th (3:33.94)	-	5th (3:55.28)
2015	Kazan, RUS	3rd (24.31)	2nd (52.70)	-	1st (24.96)	1st (55.64)	4th (3:35.71)	4th (7:50.24)	2nd (3:55.24)
2013	Barcelona, ESP	4th (24.45)	2nd (52.89)	4th (1:56.63)	-	1st (56.53)	4th (3:36.56)	-	H (4:02.83)
2011	Shanghai, CHN	-	-	4th (1:56.41)	4th (25.87)	4th (57.38)	-	H (8:02.30)	H (4:02.71)
2009	Rome, ITA	-	-	H (1:58.58)	6th (25.66)	1st (56.06)	5th (3:35.35)	H (7:56.63)	H (4:01.04)

European Championships

Year	Location	50Free	100Free	50Fly	100Fly
2018	Glasgow, GBR	1st (23.74)	1st (52.93)	1st (25.16)	1st (56.23)

Champions Swim Series overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2019

Year	50Free	100Free	200Free	50Fly	100Fly	4x100Medley
2019	1 x 1st, 2 x 2nd	3 x 1st	2 x 1st, 1 x 3rd	3 x 1st	3 x 1st	2 x 2nd

Champions Swim Series - Ten best performances since 2019

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
1	2019	50m Freestyle	Budapest, HUN	23.97
1	2019	100m Freestyle	Indianapolis, IN, USA	52.97
1	2019	100m Freestyle	Budapest, HUN	53.03
1	2019	100m Freestyle	Guangzhou, CHN	52.82
1	2019	200m Freestyle	Budapest, HUN	1:56.58
1	2019	200m Freestyle	Guangzhou, CHN	1:57.62
1	2019	Women's 50m Butterfly	Indianapolis, IN, USA	25.48
1	2019	Women's 50m Butterfly	Budapest, HUN	25.32
1	2019	Women's 50m Butterfly	Guangzhou, CHN	25.55
1	2019	100m Butterfly	Indianapolis, IN, USA	56.42
1	2019	100m Butterfly	Budapest, HUN	56.78
1	2019	100m Butterfly	Guangzhou, CHN	57.16

Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final

Playing video games, interior decorating. (olympics.com, 09 Oct 2020)

Occupation:

Partner Johan de Jong Skierus

Languages spoken:

Swedish, English

Sodertorn Simsallskap [SWE] / Energy Standard Swim Club [TUR]

James Gibson [Energy Standard], GBR; Johan Wallberg [personal], SWE

She underwent surgery on a broken elbow in February 2021. She injured herself after slipping and falling on some ice in Stockholm, Sweden. (swimswam.com, 10 Feb 2021; expressen.se, 08 Feb 2021)

In January 2021 she missed an event at the International Swimming League meet in Budapest due to a back problem. (sarahsjostrom.se, 04 Jan 2021)

She had a thumb injury in August 2018. (SwimSwam YouTube channel, 09 Aug 2018)

She had tonsillitis in the month leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (aftonbladet.se, 21 Nov 2012)

She began swimming at age nine. (sjostromsarah.se, 07 Mar 2012)

She tried football and handball before she was introduced to swimming by one of her friends. "When I first started, I didn't like swimming. I hated getting water in my goggles. I didn't like being cold, so I used to hide in the showers." (tokyo2020.org, 09 Sep 2020; metro.se, 04 Apr 2008)

To win a gold medal in the 100m freestyle at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (fina.org, 09 Jun 2020)

She combines indoor climbing into her training regime. (olympics.com, 09 Oct 2020)

Winning gold in the 100m butterfly at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (sarahsjostrom.se, 22 Aug 2017)

Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic. (simlandslaget.se, 09 Aug 2016)

Philosophy:

"Don't limit your challenge, challenge your limit." (sjostromsarah.se, 07 Mar 2012)

SShe was named 2017 and 2019 Female Swimmer of the Year by the International Swimming Federation [FINA]. (fina.org, 09 Jun 2020; 02 Dec 2017)

She was named 2018 European Female Swimmer of the Year at Swammy awards. (swimswam.com, 01 Jan 2019)

She was named Female Athlete of the Year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 at the Swedish Sport Awards. (swimswam.com, 22 Jan 2019)

In 2017 and 2018 she was named Female Swimmer of the Year by the European Swimming Federation [LEN]. (mundodeportivo.com, 15 Feb 2019; swimswam.com, 22 Jan 2018)

She was named 2017 European Female Athlete of the Year by the Association of National Olympic Committees [ANOC]. (gp.se, 02 Nov 2017)

She was named Best Female Swimmer at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (fina.org, 04 Oct 2017)

She was presented with Sweden's Jerring Sports Achievement Award in 2015 and 2016. (sarahsjostrom.se, 22 Aug 2017; swimswam.com, 20 Jan 2015)

General Interest

General
FEAR OF FLYING
She says flying has been on of her biggest fears. "It's probably the worst thing a professional athlete can have. I never use to be this bad [speaking in 2020], but as I have gotten older I'm getting worse. It gets better when I fly with teammates or friends, but when sitting next to a stranger I really start to panic!" (olympics.com, 09 Oct 2020)

SHOW OF SUPPORT
After winning a silver in 100m butterfly at 2019 World Championship in Gwangju, Republic of Korea, she and other winners offered words of support written on their hands to Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee, who was at the time suffering from leukaemia. "We wanted to send her a message to show her she was deep in our thoughts. We hope her recovery goes as smoothly as possible so she can return quickly to doing what she loves." (olympic.org, 16 Aug 2019)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She is an ambassador for Project Playground, a Swedish non-profit organisation aimed at increasing opportunities for children and young people through organised activity, sports and social activities. She is also an ambassador for LifeWatch foundation, a non-profit focusing on children with autism. (Facebook page, 19 Mar 2021; expressen.se, 27 Nov 2016)

Milestones

She became Sweden's first female Olympic swimming champion with her victory in the 100m butterfly at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 11 Aug 2018; nbcolympics.com, 08 Aug 2016)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/sjostromsarah
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/sarahsjostroms
https://instagram.com/sarahsjostrom
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-s-b83618171
https://twitter.com/sarahsjo
Athlete Website: http://www.sarahsjostrom.se/

Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
OR:: Olympic Record
WR:: World Record

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