SWIMMER

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 and 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 is the only female swimmer to win five individual medals at a single FINA World Aquatics Championships, a feat she accomplished in 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sarah Sjöström has received more than 984,722 page views. Her biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Sarah Sjöström is the 166th most popular swimmer (down from 97th in 2019), the 1,187th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,077th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Swedish Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Sarah Sjöström ranks 166 out of 709Before her are Ines Diers, Krisztina Egerszegi, Nikolai Pankin, John Hencken, Joan Harrison, and Anthony Nesty. After her are Caren Metschuck, Kaye Hall, Novella Calligaris, Katsuo Takaishi, Annie Speirs, and Steve Clark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Sarah Sjöström ranks 102Before her are Antonio Giovinazzi, Chanathip Songkrasin, Caroline Garcia, João Mário, Nicolae Stanciu, and Emily Rudd. After her are Kerem Demirbay, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sifan Hassan, Käärijä, Marko Livaja, and Kristina Mladenovic.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Sarah Sjöström ranks 1,187 out of 1,879Before her are Roine Stolt (1956), Robyn (1979), Rudolf Degermark (1886), Janne Stefansson (1935), Margreth Weivers (1926), and Joakim Brodén (1980). After her are Tuva Novotny (1979), Frank Andersson (1956), Mats Sundin (1971), Albin Ekdal (1989), Magnus Andersson (1966), and Bertil Johansson (1935).

Among SWIMMERS In Sweden

Among swimmers born in Sweden, Sarah Sjöström ranks 7Before her are Arne Borg (1901), Greta Johansson (1895), Martha Norelius (1909), Pontus Hanson (1884), Åke Borg (1901), and Gunnar Larsson (1951). After her are Therese Alshammar (1977), Bengt Baron (1962), Lars Frölander (1974), Anders Holmertz (1968), Sara Nordenstam (1983), and Anna-Karin Kammerling (1980).