{"id":377520,"date":"2019-06-28T14:00:48","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T21:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=377520"},"modified":"2019-06-28T14:00:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T21:00:48","slug":"sarah-sjostrom-swedish-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sarah-sjostrom-swedish-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Sjostrom Wins Twice to Open Swedish Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2019 Swedish Swimming Championships started with a bang on Friday as Sarah Sjostrom<\/strong> won two events.<\/p>\n

Sjostrom opened with a win in the 200 free, winning in 1:57.06. As she prepares for the World Championships in Gwangju, she was in strong form, winning by more than six seconds.<\/p>\n

It was far from her best time of 1:54.09 that is the national record set at the Rio Olympics in 2016.<\/p>\n

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Sjostrom then won the 50 backstroke, an event not in her usual arsenal, though she holds the national record (27.80). She won the race in 28.52.<\/p>\n

Sophie Hansson<\/strong> won the 200 breast in 2:27.64 to open her meet in strong fashion.<\/p>\n

In the men\u2019s race, Erik Persson<\/strong> won the 200 breast in 2:11.11.<\/p>\n

Christoffer Carlsen<\/strong> won the 100 free in 49.98, the only in the field under 50.<\/p>\n

Samuel Tornquist<\/strong> also earned a victory, winning the 200 fly in 2:02.64.<\/p>\n

Sarah Sjostrom is already on the worlds team<\/a>, which was announced in April. leads the field and is expected to be one of the highest-scoring athletes at the world championships.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, sisters Louise Hansson<\/strong> and Sophie Hansson<\/strong> also were selected for the team. Both are coming off of fantastic performances at the NCAA championships.<\/p>\n

The Swedish roster consists of seven swimmers:<\/p>\n

Swimmers<\/b><\/p>\n