Sarah Sjostrom has been named Swimming World European Female Swimmer of the Year for 2024.
She won gold medals in the 50 and 100 freestyle events at the Olympic Games in Paris.
What happened at the Olympic Games?
Sarah Sjostrom made a last-minute decision to contest the 100 freestyle.
She held the world record in the event but had focused on 50-meter sprints in recent years.
How did Sarah Sjostrom perform in the 100 freestyle?
Sarah Sjostrom rallied from third place at the midway point to prevail in 52.16.
She defeated a stacked field featuring Mollie O’Callaghan of Australia and Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong.
What about the 50 freestyle event?
Sarah Sjostrom dominated the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.71.
She handed Meg Harris of Australia a 0.26 margin to win the gold medal.
Sarah Sjostrom's victory in the 50 freestyle was her seventh Swimming World European Female Swimmer of the Year award.
She has won world titles in the 50 freestyle and 50 butterfly earlier in the year.
What's next for Sarah Sjostrom?
Sarah Sjostrom plans to continue competing after a low-key 2025 program.
She will eventually receive enshrinement into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
Sarah Sjostrom is super proud of how she managed to come back and win silver in Tokyo.
She feels it's amazing to go away from the competition with two gold medals.
The Swedish star ended up with much more than expected at the Olympic Games.
She was the overwhelming favorite to win the 50-meter freestyle.
But Sarah Sjostrom surprised everyone with her gold medal in the 100 freestyle.