Sophie Hansson has previously swam 100 meters breaststroke at 1.05.69.
Today was an even better time.
- I feel so established now that I do not feel afraid of that situation, but rather that it lifts me to meet those who are the best.
I have come a long way since 2016 in Rio where everything and everyone stressed me out.
It comes from experience and a lot of training, says Hansson according to TT.
She offered a show of strength when she swam in at 1.05.66, which is a new Swedish record in the distance.
The performance was the fourth best in the trials and she is thus ready for the semifinals.
Hansson was eleven hundredths behind world record holder Lilly King.
Olympic debutant Emelie Fast, 17, swam in the same heat.
She finished in 1.07.98, last in the heat, and is knocked out.
More Swedes swam
Michelle Coleman, 27, is knocked out at a distance of 100 meters backstroke.
She finished in 1.00.54, which also meant a last place in the trial heat.
Robin Hanson, 20, has also finished swimming.
He swam 200 meters freestyle in 1.47., 02 and finished in 23rd place.
It was not enough for the semifinals.