National team coach Antonio Lutula: "Above expectations"

First, it was World Cup gold in the ladies' 4x50 meter medley.

Then World Cup bronze to Sophie Hansson in the 50 meter backstroke.

Satisfied national team coach

And then Louise Hansson ended the Swedish day of success at the World Short Course Championships in Abu Dhabi by taking World Cup gold in the 100 meter backstroke - Sweden's first World Cup medal ever in backstroke.

Antonio Lutula, who is new as Swedish national team coach, had every reason to be happy.

- Incredible!

An incredible evening.

Two World Cup golds and a bronze were clearly above expectations, he tells SVT Sport, and admitted that World Cup gold for Louise Hansson was not something they had expected in advance.

- Gold was perhaps a bit offensive to hope for, but we always knew that she had that capacity.