Sjöström also finished second in the 100-meter butterfly, where with 56.63 she was 72 hundredth behind Kelsi Dahlia, USA, who won at 55.91. Saturday was an intense competition day for the Swede who also swam relay in the newly started and money-laced team competition in the short course.

- It's a very short time between races. I'm trying to find a quick way to recover from my competitions, "says Sarah Sjöström in a video on ISL's Twitter account and continues:

- It is always very cool to compete in Italy. They not only like the Italians but love all the stars here - even if you are from Sweden. I really enjoy it.