Sarah Sjöström delivered again.
The Swede won the EC gold in the 50m freestyle in superior style.
– Very cool, Sjöström tells SVT.
She was the fastest in practice and in the semi-finals. Tonight’s performance Sarah Sjstrom At the top again. The 28-year-old Swede won the EC gold in the 50m freestyle, having finished the race with a time of 23.91.
– It feels so great. I was about six-tenths faster than I was in the test swim, so I feel great, Sjöström tells SVT.
During the water course in Budapest, the Swede managed to finish the 50-meter freestyle in 24 seconds. Now I did it again, but this time in the European Commission.
Swimming was more relaxing now. I felt like I dared trust my strengths. I kept thinking I should just focus on myself and swim with long strokes, she says.
The second was Katarzina Wasek, with a time of 24.20.
45th Championship Gold: “Absolutely incredible”
In doing so, Sjöström earned his second gold medal during this EC swim. I took the first at 50 meters butterfly. In addition, she competed and won bronze in the team competition in the 4x100m freestyle.
This was Sostrom’s 27th European Championship medal in her career and 45th championship gold overall. No one else has earned more EC medals than the Swede.
– It’s absolutely unbelievable. What’s great is that it’s in so many different branches. It’s great to keep going, says Sjöström, and the margins are so small in these branches.
