{"id":384269,"date":"2019-07-27T14:09:25","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T21:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=384269"},"modified":"2019-07-27T14:22:02","modified_gmt":"2019-07-27T21:22:02","slug":"sarah-sjostrom-takes-third-straight-50-fly-crown-8th-world-title-10-years-to-the-day-since-her-1st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sarah-sjostrom-takes-third-straight-50-fly-crown-8th-world-title-10-years-to-the-day-since-her-1st\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Sjostrom\u00a0Takes Third Straight\u00a050 ‘Fly Crown & 8th World Title 10 Years To The Day Since Her 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"

FINA World Swimming Championships (Sarah Sjostrom third straight\u00a0victory)\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

Gwangju 2019<\/em><\/p>\n

Day Seven Finals (Women’s 50 Fly)<\/em><\/p>\n

It took Sarah Sjostrom<\/strong> 30m to gather momentum, as Ranomi Kromowidjojo<\/strong>, the 2012 Dutch double Olympic freestyle sprint champion motored a touch ahead of her, but once the Swedish slip-streamer was on a head-down roll, there was no stopping her: a dominant 25.02 screamed from the scoreboard in celebration of her third straight victory in the ‘fly dash at world titles.<\/p>\n

Kromowidjojo took silver in 25.35, the bronze to US-based Egyptian Farida Osman<\/strong>, in 25.47.<\/p>\n

Sjostrom now has eight world titles to her name in all, on butterfly and freestyle, the first of her golden honors claimed this very day precisely 10 years ago, when she took the 100m butterfly crown at Rome 2009.<\/p>\n

Within half an hour, Sjostrom was back in, hurtling towards lane 4 ion the 50m free final tomorrow, courtesy bob a 24.05sec blast in the second semi final as fastest qualifier.<\/p>\n

“I just did four rounds in the diving pool, shake the lactate off a little bit and stepped behind the blocks again,” Sjostrom said. “I really enjoy doing back to back races, it’s working really well for me. Yesterday I had 100 free and then straight into the 50 fly and I did super fast time. I think it works for me a lot.”<\/p>\n

In 2017, she claimed the title in 24.60, after the 24.96 it took for victory in 2015. Disappointing to be the slowest of the three? Hardly. No other woman had ever swum as fast as Sjostrom did today, compatriot Therese Alshammar, a former champion in the event, on 25.07 in a shiny suit back at Rome 2009.<\/p>\n

Women’s 50 Fly Final Results:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1<\/td>\n<\/td>\nSJOSTROM<\/td>\nSarah<\/td>\n\"Sweden\"\u00a0SWE<\/span><\/td>\n25.02<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n<\/td>\nKROMOWIDJOJO<\/td>\nRanomi<\/td>\n\"Netherlands\"\u00a0NED<\/span><\/td>\n25.35<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n<\/td>\nOSMAN<\/td>\nFarida<\/td>\n\"Egypt\"\u00a0EGY<\/span><\/td>\n25.47<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDAHLIA<\/td>\nKelsi<\/td>\n\"United\u00a0USA<\/span><\/td>\n25.48<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n=AM<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n<\/td>\nWATTEL<\/td>\nMarie<\/td>\n\"France\"\u00a0FRA<\/span><\/td>\n25.50<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n<\/td>\nOLEKSIAK<\/td>\nPenny<\/td>\n\"Canada\"\u00a0CAN<\/span><\/td>\n25.69<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n<\/td>\nOTTESEN<\/td>\nJeanette<\/td>\n\"Denmark\"\u00a0DEN<\/span><\/td>\n25.76<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n<\/td>\nTHROSSELL<\/td>\nBrianna<\/td>\n\"Australia\"\u00a0AUS<\/span><\/td>\n26.11<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Closest to Sjostrom in recent times is Japan’s Rikako Ikee<\/strong>, currently out of action while she is receiving treatment for leukaemia<\/a>. When Sjostrom lost the 100m butterfly crown to Canadian Maggie MacNeil<\/strong> earlier this week, the medallists write Ikee’s name on the hands so that they could use the moment, the airwaves and newspapers to send Rikako their best<\/a> wishes for a speedy recovery.<\/p>\n

Told that this was the day 10 years ago when she claimed her first world title, Sjostrom said:<\/p>\n

“That\u2019s very cool. I\u2019m very happy that I could win another gold medal especially after such a tough programme I\u2019ve been having, I don\u2019t think I ever had such a tough programme in a big championships like this before.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Was 2019 on an emotional par with 2009?<\/p>\n

“I think I feel the same. I think it\u2019s similar. Maybe not. When I won my first world champs when I was younger I didn\u2019t really understand what was going on and the process around it. It\u2019s almost like you get used to it after a while, it\u2019s bad. But it feels extra good after you have been winning two bronze and a silver medal; it feels extra good winning a gold medal.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sjostrom won her 15th World Championships medal, something she didn’t realize she achieved until it was pointed out to her.<\/p>\n

“I never really look at these stats before I race. I’m just racing and enjoying competition.”<\/p>\n

From The Archive – that 24.43, by Craig Lord, 2014 …<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Sarah Sjostrom Storms To A Beamonesque 24.43 World Record 50 ‘Fly In Boras<\/h3>\n
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Sarah Sjostrom – Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant<\/p><\/div>\n

They may have to check the measures on the pool in Boras after Sarah Sjostrom<\/strong>‘s latest blast at Swedish nationals<\/strong>: in 24.43<\/strong>, the 20-year-old raced half a second inside the world record over 50m butterfly that had stood to fellow Swedish sprinter Therese Alshammar<\/strong>since a time of shiny suits in 2009.<\/p>\n

If a 23.98 in the freestyle dash for a textile-suit world record and maiden 24-sec swim yesterday made history, then today’s stunner from the World 100m butterfly champion went beyond.<\/p>\n

This was the most outstanding performance since the ban on shiny suits and followed a 25.23 world textile record by Sjostrom in heats<\/strong>. Sjostrom, a rapid rate of turnover noteworthy, did not take a breath in the race and nailed her finish. Some swims get close to as ‘perfect as possible’ – this was one of them. Sjostrom had taken four strokes before those in the lanes beside her had reached the third stroke out of the start. Flat and streamlined, Sjostrom redefined the dash on ‘fly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If those in the same pool, Rebecka Palm<\/strong>, Link\u00f6pings Allm\u00e4nna SS, closest on 26.78, found themselves racing in a different decade, then so, too, will the rest of the best in the world wonder at the challenge ahead.<\/p>\n

Sjostrom, coached by Carl Jenner<\/strong>, is now a baffling 0.81sec faster down one lap than any other woman has ever travelled when not aided by a suit now banned. Sjostrom’s blast\u00a0levelled the count shiny suit to textile on the chart of world records, 10 of the 20 long-course standards \u00a0dating back to 2008-09, 10 having been beaten since.<\/p>\n

Watch the world record<\/h2>\n

Courtesy of SK Neptun’s video:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n