Feature by Jeff Commings, Swimming World senior writer<\/i><\/p>\n
Less than 24 hours after winning her third world championship title in the 100 butterfly, Sweden\u2019s Sarah Sjostrom<\/strong> look relaxed and grinned constantly. She was holding court for a group of reporters in the corner of a private room reserved this week by swimsuit maker Arena, describing the emotions that came with setting the world record.<\/p>\n Lounging on a cream-white sofa with the sun warming her back and the training pool in view, Sjostrom reminisced about her world record performance of 55.64, a swim that came six years and one week after her first world title in 2009. She\u2019s 21 years old now, too young to be called an \u201cold lady\u201d in this sport but old enough to have gained valuable experience.<\/p>\n \u201cI am much more confident now than when I was a teenager,\u201d she said, adding that her recent decision to train with a team instead of working out alone was a big factor in her major gains in the pool.<\/p>\n Listen To Interview On Swimming World Radio<\/font><\/strong>
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