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Almost nine years ago, Carl Jenner sent a talented 14-year-old swimmer to her first European Championships in Eindhoven. It was at that meet that Sarah Sjostrom kicked off her fruitful international career with—what else—a gold medal. Sjostrom edged out a pair of swimmers far her elder—22-year-old I...

By David Rieder. Last year, Carl Jenner was the choice for Swimming World’s International Coach of the Year after he led Sarah Sjostrom to three Olympic medals, one of each color, in Rio. But after the Olympics, Sjostrom and Jenner parted ways, and Sjostrom went to work with Johan Wallberg, who had ...

Sarah Sjostrom has already spent 12 years at the top of her sport and ominously for her rivals, the Olympic 100 fly champion believes focusing on the 50m sprints will extend her career for some time yet. The Swede made her first trip to the international podium at the 2008 European Championships in ...

Australia's Dean Boxall wins Swimming World's 2018 International Swim Coach of the Year award for his efforts in training distance phenom Ariarne Titmus. [caption id="attachment_344881" align="alignnone" width="569"] Photo Courtesy: Swimming Australia/Delly Carr[/caption] Boxall coaches Titmus, 20...

Therese Alshammar's attempt to become the first swimmer to compete at seven Olympics ended at the Sette Colli in Rome. The Swede's first Games was at Atlanta in 1996 and four years later she won two silvers and one bronze medal at Sydney 2000. The 43-year-old had hoped to secure a spot on Sweden's 4...

After Injury Setback, How ‘Back’ is Sarah Sjostrom? For the first time in 2021, Sarah Sjostrom raced this week at the Mare Nostrum series in Canet, France. The results were nothing special, certainly not what we normally expect from the reigning Olympic champion in the 100 fly and the world record-h...

A sixth Olympic Games in Los Angeles beckons for Sarah Sjostrom who is enjoying a much-needed break after an historic 13 months that included trips to the Olympic, world and European podiums. So far only four swimmers have competed at six Olympics: Sjostrom's fellow Swedes Therese Alshammar and Lars...

After ten years together Sarah Sjostrom and coach Carl Jenner have announced that they are parting ways. Sjostrom first began training with Jenner when she was just eleven years old, before quickly becoming the European queen of butterfly when she rocketed to gold in the 100 fly at the European LC C...

International Swimming Coach Of 2019: Mel Marshall There's the 56.88, of course. No getting round it. Project 56. Nailed by Adam Peaty with a stroke-transcending sledgehammer. Certainly a moment to celebrate not only the swimmer and the swim but the coach, too. Mel Marshall, twitter handle massiveme...

By Rokur Jakupsstovu, Swimming World European correspondent Swedish star Therese Alshammar, known to the world as one of the top short course swimmers of all time due to her escapades on the FINA World Cup tour, is back in the pool with a full training regimen as she's looking to pick up that ellusi...

With some key exceptions (notably the United States and France), most of the world’s top swimming countries have held their World Championships qualification meets already, and in the grand scheme of things, there were no shocking upsets. All the principle players earned tickets to Budapest—even tho...

By David Rieder. A Sarah Sjostrom victory in the women’s 100 fly final at the World Championships seemed like a foregone conclusion. Her times in the prelims and semi-finals were both under 56 seconds, both faster than any other woman had ever swum. But Sjostrom never expected that she would be clos...