Sweden's Sjostrom returns to the pool after elbow surgery


FILE PHOTO: Swimming – 17th FINA World Aquatics Championships – Women's Freestyle 50m Medal Ceremony – Budapest, Hungary – July 230, 2017 – Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden (gold) poses with the medal. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

(Reuters) - Sweden's Olympic 100m butterfly champion Sarah Sjostrom has returned to the pool three weeks after undergoing surgery for a broken elbow.

The much-medalled 27-year-old posted a picture on Instagram of herself poolside with the caption "I'm back. Just kicking of course."

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