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Bergstr\u00f6m hails from Stockholm, Sweden, and is a sprint freestyler.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Regarding her commitment, she said:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>\u201cI am so excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my athletic and academic career at Florida State University! A big thanks to my coaches and my parents for supporting me and making all of this possible. I would also like to thank Coach Neal and the rest of the FSU staff for giving me this opportunity! GO NOLES!!\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bergstr<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00f6<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">m currently trains with Helsingborgs Sims\u00e4llskap, formerly swimming for Solna Sundbyberg SS 04.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the 2025 European Junior Championships, Bergstr<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00f6<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">m placed 34th in the 50m free, 45th in the 100m free, 48th in the 200m free and 59th in the 50m fly. She raced to 49th in the 50m fly, 55th in the 50m free and 56th in the 100m free at the 2024 European Junior Championships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In meters (LCM\/SCM), her best times include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">50m free \u2013 26.29\/25.54<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">100m free \u2013 57.25\/56.04<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">200m free \u2013 2:07.10\/2:04.71<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In SCY, those times convert to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">50 free \u2013 22.92<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">100 free \u2013 50.27<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">200 free \u2013 1:51.39<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida State placed 10th at the 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have a commitment to share, please send a photo and quote via email to hs@swimmingworld.com.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida State Scores 2027 Verbal From European Junior Qualifier Thea Bergstr\u00f6m NEW COMMIT: Florida State University has secured a new verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from Thea Bergstr\u00f6m. 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