Quick Info
| Profession | Swimmer |
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| Nationality | Swedish |
| Date of Birth | 17/08/1993 |
| Age | 32 years |
| Birthplace | Salem, Stockholm County |
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Bio/Wiki
| Real Name | Sarah Fredrika Sjöström |
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| Nickname | Not Known |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 182 cm |
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| Weight | 76 kg |
| Eye Color | Moss Green |
| Hair Color | Blonde |
Personal Life
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Leo |
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| Religion | Not Known |
| Ethnicity | Swedish |
| Hobbies | Traveling |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Engaged |
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| Sexual Orientation | Straight |
| Affairs/Boyfriend | Johan de Jong Skierus |
Family
| Father | Göran Sjöström |
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| Siblings | 3 |
Career
| International Debut | At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships on 26 July 2009 |
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| Coach/Mentor | Johan Wallberg |
| Records | She holds four world records in the 50m and 100m freestyle and butterfly events. In summer 2017, she held eight world records simultaneously in long and short-course events. |
| Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle, backstroke |
| Club | Energy Standard, Södertörns SS |
| Career Turning Point | On 5 July 2014, when she broke the World Record in the 50 m butterfly (long course). |
| Olympic Medals | Six Olympic medals: three gold, two silver, and one bronze across five Olympic Games from Beijing 2008 to Paris 2024 |
| World Championship Titles | 14-time world champion with 23 individual medals at long course World Championships |
Favourites
| Favorite Swimmer | Inge Dekker |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Sarah Sjöström's smoking habits are unknown. | |
| 2. Her alcohol consumption status remains unknown. | |
| 3. She began swimming at the young age of 9. | |
| 4. At 14, she clinched Gold in the Women's 100m butterfly event at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in the Netherlands. | |
| 5. Throughout her career, she has set 7 World Records. | |
| 6. Her coach, Carl Jenner, describes her as a highly emotional individual. | |
| 7. In the 2013 European Short Course Swimming Championships, she earned 4 individual and 2 team medals. | |
| 8. She was honored with the Victoria Scholarship in 2015. | |
| 9. During the 2012 London Olympics, she participated in 4 individual events and finished fourth in the 100m butterfly final. | |
| 10. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she secured gold in the 100m butterfly, setting both the World Record and Olympic Record with a time of 55.48 seconds. | |
| 11. She is the first Swedish woman to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming. | |
| 12. In February 2021, she broke her elbow in a slip on ice but returned to compete at the Tokyo Olympics. | |
| 13. At the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, she won silver in the 50m freestyle, which she described as one of her biggest career achievements. | |
| 14. In 2019, she became the only female swimmer to win five individual medals at one World Championships event. | |
| 15. She was engaged to Swedish fencer Johan de Jong Skierus in January 2022. |