{"id":570726,"date":"2023-10-13T07:10:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T14:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=570726"},"modified":"2023-10-13T07:12:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T14:12:46","slug":"sarah-sjostrom-to-compete-at-2024-world-championships-in-doha-as-sweden-announce-13-strong-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sarah-sjostrom-to-compete-at-2024-world-championships-in-doha-as-sweden-announce-13-strong-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Sj\u00f6str\u00f6m To Compete At 2024 World Championships In Doha As Sweden Announce 13-Strong Squad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sarah Sj\u00f6str\u00f6m To Compete At 2024 World Championships In Doha As Sweden Announce 13-Strong Squad<\/h4>\n

Sarah Sj\u00f6str\u00f6m<\/strong>\u00a0can continue to rewrite the World Championship<\/strong> record books after she was named in the Sweden squad for Doha<\/strong> in February 2024.<\/p>\n

While 13 have been named so far, swimmers have until 19 December to qualify with the final squad to be announced on 20 December.<\/p>\n

While the likes of David Popovici<\/strong> <\/a>and Adam Peaty<\/strong> have said they’ll skip the meet and the USA will send one athlete per event, Sjostrom will travel to the Qatari capital where the swimming programme will be held from 11-18 February.<\/p>\n

There Sj\u00f6str\u00f6m will seek to defend her titles in the 50 fly and 50 free, little more than six months after she became the most decorated medallist in individual events in World Championship history in Fukuoka.<\/p>\n

Her fifth straight 50 fly title<\/a> elevated the four-time Olympic medallist alongside Michael Phelps<\/strong> with 20 solo medals before a third consecutive 50 free gold<\/a> – after lowering the world record to 23.61 in the semis – made it 21 individual honours.<\/p>\n

Twelve golds, six silvers and three bronzes.<\/p>\n

Sj\u00f6str\u00f6m\u00a0will be joined in Doha by 2022 European 100 fly champion Louise Hansson<\/strong> and sister Sophie<\/strong>, who won the continental 100br title in 2020.<\/p>\n

Erik Persson<\/strong>, 200 breaststroke silver medallist at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, is among six men on the team.<\/p>\n

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