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Sarah Sjöström

1993 - Today

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Sarah Fredrika Sjöström (Swedish: [ˈsɑ̂ːra ˈɧø̂ːstrœm]; born 17 August 1993) is a Swedish competitive swimmer specialising in the sprint freestyle and butterfly events. She is one of the most decorated swimmers of all time. As of 2024, Sjöström has won a total of 23 individual medals at long course World Championships, more than any other swimmer in history. She was the first female swimmer to win five individual medals at a single FINA World Aquatics Championships, a feat she accomplished in 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2024). Sarah Sjöström is the 239th most popular swimmer (down from 167th in 2024), the 1,288th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,187th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Swedish Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Sarah Sjöström ranks 239 out of 709. Before her are Novella Calligaris, Petra van Staveren, Shelley Mann, David Theile, Yana Klochkova, and Zoltán Verrasztó. After her are César Cielo, Park Tae-hwan, Karen Moe, Pablo Morales, Sun Yang, and Heike Friedrich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Sarah Sjöström ranks 154. Before her are Diego Llorente, Stefan Kraft, Jung Eun-ji, Jessie Rogers, Tatsuki Fujimoto, and Berat Djimsiti. After her are Hazel Brugger, Ayoze Pérez, Takayuki Fujii, Diego Laxalt, Jordan Veretout, and Frida Gustavsson.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Sarah Sjöström ranks 1,287 out of 1,879. Before her are Dejan Kulusevski (2000), Peter Larsson (1961), Tommy Nilsson (1960), Carolina Klüft (1983), and Nanne Grönvall (1962). After her are Tuva Novotny (1979), Marcus Ericsson (1990), Elsa Hosk (1988), Benny Kohlberg (1954), Andreas Johnson (1970), Morfydd Clark (1989), and Anna Carin Zidek (1973).

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Among SWIMMERS In Sweden

Among swimmers born in Sweden, Sarah Sjöström ranks 7. Before her are Arne Borg (1901), Martha Norelius (1909), Pontus Hanson (1884), Åke Borg (1901), Greta Johansson (1895), and Gunnar Larsson (1951). After her are Agneta Eriksson (1965), Therese Alshammar (1977), Bengt Baron (1962), Lars Frölander (1974), Per Johansson (1963), and Anders Holmertz (1968).

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