{"id":227953,"date":"2016-11-03T15:52:40","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T22:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=227953"},"modified":"2016-11-03T15:52:40","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T22:52:40","slug":"sarah-sjostrom-parts-ways-with-long-time-coach-carl-jenner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sarah-sjostrom-parts-ways-with-long-time-coach-carl-jenner\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Sjostrom Parts Ways With Long-Time Coach Carl Jenner"},"content":{"rendered":"

After ten years together\u00a0Sarah Sjostrom\u00a0<\/strong>and coach\u00a0Carl Jenner<\/strong> 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 Championships. Her abilities only continued to climb as she went on to defend her 100 fly title at each following European LC Championships, adding in wins in the 50 fly for good measure.<\/p>\n

When the 2012 London Olympics rolled around, however, the outcome was not as Sjostrom and Jenner predicted. The then 18-year-old failed to make it past semi-finals of the 50, 100, and 200 freestyles, while finishing fourth in the 100 fly. Sjostrom explained that, “we did agree after the London Olympics, when it did not go so well. And it was close that we ended already.”<\/p>\n

The two rebounded and in 2015 Sjostrom re-gained her world record in the 100 fly at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, before further lowering it to a 55.48 at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. It was there that Sjostrom earned her three Olympic medals (one of each color) and became the first female Swedish swimmer to earn an Olympic gold medal.<\/p>\n

Sjostrom explained to\u00a0SVT Sport<\/em> that the “we want[ed] to finish on top. To get an even longer elite career, it is important to go ahead and get new inspiration.”<\/p>\n

Beginning in the new year Sjostrom will \u00a0train under\u00a0Johan Wallberg<\/strong>, who will be head coach at the national swim center in Stockholm.\u00a0The three-time Olympic medalist noted that one of her inspirations is six-time Swedish Olympian\u00a0Theresa Alshammar<\/strong> who has trained under a variety of coaches throughout her long career, including Wallberg, who is her partner and to their son.<\/p>\n

Jenner, meanwhile, will move into a new role within the Swedish Swimming Federation where he will work with young swimmers. He responded to\u00a0SVT Sport<\/em> by saying that “Sarah feels she needs to change in everyday life, and it feels like a good decision that will lead to even better results for Sarah. We both know that there is a natural way to go. To go ahead and do something that will be sustainable.”<\/p>\n

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