It was an emotional meeting when teammates Mychailo Romantjuk and Sarah Sjöström met before the Swim Open.
- I am grateful to everyone who has done a lot for me and that I get to compete here, says Romantjuk who comes most recently from a temporary training base in Germany.
- I have a lot of friends, like Romantjuk, from Ukraine.
So you get very emotional.
He got a big hug when I met him earlier today, says Sjöström.
The Swedish star has become involved in the Ukraine issue and helped a young swimmer who made contact via social media.
- It was a swimmer from Ukraine who was currently in Sweden with his family.
She needed somewhere to get started with swimming.
She needed to get in touch with a swimming club.
Of course you try to help in the ways you can.