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Swedish swimmer Louise Hansson never envisioned herself swimming in college in the United States. But as she prepares for this month\u2019s women\u2019s NCAAs, the University of Southern California senior says that moving to the U.S. was the best thing she\u2019s ever done.<\/em><\/p>\n

At her first Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Louise Hansson<\/strong> swam two individual events (finishing as high as 29th) and on three relays, two of which advanced to the Olympic final. Afterward, Hansson returned home to Helsingborg, Sweden\u2014for just 48 hours.<\/p>\n

Immediately, she flew back across the Atlantic Ocean to Los Angeles, where she arrived at the University of Southern California for her freshman year. Before that, Hansson had never visited USC\u2014either before or after committing to swim for the Trojans\u2014and she had missed the team\u2019s welcome week while competing in Rio.<\/p>\n

Before she came to the U.S. and became a national champion, Hansson knew little about college swimming or short course yards. Growing up, she just knew she wanted no part of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was younger, I would be like, \u2018No, I\u2019m never moving to the U.S.,\u2019\u201d Hansson said. \u201cI had a few friends going to college because I was the youngest on my club team at home in Sweden. I was like, \u2018No way, I\u2019m not going.\u2019 As I grew older, people really loved it, and I was like, \u2018OK, maybe I should check this out.\u2019\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fellow Swedish national team swimmers Stina Gardell<\/strong> and Henrik Stenqvist<\/strong> helped push Hansson toward USC. In L.A., Hansson found a culture different than anything she had experienced before, but her years of swimming-related world travel had prepared her for the adjustment. However, she was not prepared for short course yards, and she spent her first year hitting her feet on the gutter when doing flipturns and not knowing what her times meant.<\/p>\n

Very quickly, though, Hansson found her footing in NCAA competition<\/a>. As a freshman, she finished third in the 100 fly and top-10 in two other events at the national championships. The next year, she won the NCAA title in the 100 fly. At that point, Hansson admitted of the performance, \u201cI don\u2019t think I quite understood how big it was.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Louise Hansson Conquering a New Challenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n

That same year, Hansson received a rude introduction to a new event, the 200 fly. At the mention of the eight-lap event, Hansson laughed. \u201cThe luck of becoming a 200 flyer!\u201d she said, before following up with, \u201cOh, I really don\u2019t like the 200 fly. I\u2019m getting there, but that\u2019s an event that I\u2019ve been terrified to swim for years.\u201d<\/p>\n

She swam the event for the first time at a mid-season invitational in Austin, Texas, and beforehand, she insisted to USC coach Dave<\/strong> Salo<\/strong>, \u201cI\u2019m only doing prelims.\u201d Salo then convinced her to swim in the final\u2014and then again at the Pac-12 and NCAA Championships.<\/p>\n

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USC’s Louise Hansson in 2019 — Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

At NCAAs, Hansson swam the first 100 yards in 52.54, leading the field by 8-tenths, only to fade badly. Stanford teammates Ella Eastin<\/strong> and Katie Drabot<\/strong> swam past Hansson on the last 50, and Hansson recorded the slowest split in the field before ending up third.<\/p>\n

But as a junior, after finishing seventh in the 100-meter fly at the European Championships over the summer, Hansson returned to USC as the clear top butterflyer in college swimming. At the Pac-12 Championships, she recorded the fastest time ever in the 100 yard fly, her 49.34 knocking off Kelsi Worrell\u2019s<\/strong> previous U.S. Open and NCAA record. A few weeks later at NCAAs, Hansson swam even faster, touching in 49.26 to defend her national title.<\/p>\n

And this time, she successfully conquered the 200 fly. In a rematch of the previous year\u2019s NCAA final, Hansson went out in a blistering 51.81 and held off a furious final 50 charge from Eastin, the American and U.S. Open record holder. Hansson ended up finishing in 1:50.28, making her the third-fastest performer in history, and quick enough to beat Eastin by 18-hundredths.<\/p>\n

And even if she dreads the 200 fly and the pain that the race brings, Hansson said, \u201cI know what to expect from it, and I have learned how to swim feeling that feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Best Decision Ever<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thinking back on her almost four seasons swimming at USC, Hansson said, \u201cI would say that moving here and swimming in college has probably been the best thing I have ever chosen to do because I\u2019ve grown so much as a person.\u201d A moment later, she added, \u201cBut as a swimmer, I\u2019ve grown even more.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the personal side, Hansson learned the same lessons as all teenagers at the beginning of college, living on their own with no family to rely on\u2014although, unlike most USC freshmen, Hansson\u2019s family was half a world and nine time zones away. And as for her swimming, NCAA racing forced Hansson to be at the top of her game against tough competition week after week, an experience she never would have had back home in Sweden.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cJust always having to swim against fast swimmers at every meet\u2014no matter if it\u2019s Pac-12, NCAAs or a dual meet\u2014there\u2019s always going to be someone really quick that you will have to step up and race…and you just have to go for it. I think that really has helped me grow in my confidence in myself as a swimmer,\u201d she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Racing a long course 100 fly twice in a day at a major meet? For Hansson, no big deal, not compared to racing four times in an hour against tough Pac-12 competition while wearing a practice suit. And she has taken that experience back to the international landscape.<\/p>\n

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Everything Coming Together for Louise Hansson<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Louise Hansson on the blocks at the 2019 World Championships — Photo Courtesy:Becca Wyant<\/p><\/div>\n

Competing at her fourth World Championships in 2019 in Gwangju, South Korea, Hansson had never before made it out of prelims in an individual event. But on the meet\u2019s first day, she qualified seventh in the 100 meter fly prelims and then eighth in the semifinals to secure her spot in the final, lowering her lifetime best to 57.10. She ended up seventh in the final.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy times going into the meet have always been times that could make the semifinal or the final, so that\u2019s always been a goal, but I\u2019ve never achieved it. So making the semifinal was such a relief,\u201d Hansson said. \u201cGoing a best time in the semifinal was perfect timing. I couldn\u2019t be happier. I dropped over a second this summer. It was a great summer, and it really helped build my confidence. I feel like my swimming is coming together.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For for her senior season at USC, Hansson was on the short list for headliners at the NCAA Championships, where she was expected to race in defense of her national titles in both butterfly races and contend in the 200 IM, prior to the meet’s cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Heading into conference championships, Hansson owns the third-best time in the country in the 100 yard fly, but she trails two worthy rivals, Michigan\u2019s Maggie MacNeil<\/strong> and Tennessee\u2019s Erika<\/strong> Brown<\/strong>. MacNeil, who upset world record holder Sarah Sjostrom to win the long course version of the event last summer, tied Hansson\u2019s U.S. Open and NCAA 100 fly short course records in December, and Brown swam a 49.38 at the SEC championships to break the American record<\/a> and become the third-fastest performer in history.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m ready to give them a fight,\u201d Hansson said earlier this winter. Unfortunately, due to the meet’s cancellation, that anticipated showdown never materialized.<\/p>\n

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Whatever Feels Right<\/h2>\n

Beyond the culmination of her NCAA swimming career, Hansson will remain at USC to prepare for her second Olympics in Tokyo, where she should be a force in the 100 fly and a key contributor to three Swedish relay squads, each of which could qualify for the final. Beyond that, Hansson isn\u2019t sure where she will go next.<\/p>\n

She might choose to stay in the U.S., or maybe she will move to Australia or to England. \u201cI\u2019m very curious to explore my options,\u201d Hansson said. \u201cI\u2019m just going by feeling. Whatever feels right, I\u2019m just going to go with.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wherever she does end up, she will continue to rely on her many valuable experiences\u2014including the Olympics and World Championships and her time at USC\u2014to keep pushing toward the ultimate objective: becoming one of the very best in the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have grown up swimming against (world record holders) Therese Alshammar and Sarah Sjostrom, and I\u2019ve always gotten to race the best in the world,\u201d Hansson said. \u201cObviously, I want to be up there with them. I\u2019m taking steps in the right direction. My goal is to be up there and compete against the best. That\u2019s always been my goal.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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