Olympics-Swimming-Swede Sjostrom to add 100m freestyle at Paris Games


FILE PHOTO: Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships - Swimming - Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A, Fukuoka, Japan - July 28, 2023 Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom during the women's 50m butterfly semi final 2 REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom will take part in the 100m freestyle competition at the Paris Olympics thanks to a favourable schedule that will give the 30-year-old some extra rest before her preferred 50m freestyle event.

Speaking on Saturday at the Swedish team's hotel in Eskilstuna, about 110 km (70 miles) outside Stockholm, Sjostrom told Reuters that she would make the most of the scheduling by taking on the extra event.

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