It will be a summer in the spirit of swimming.
SVT broadcasts three different championships and we start in Budapest with the long distance WC.
There will be exciting competitions with, among others, Sarah Sjöström, sisters Sophie and Louise Hansson.
In addition, for the first time since 2011, the Swedish national team sends a men's team.
- It is great, especially for Swedish men's swimming who have not had such large troops.
Erik Persson has been the most successful but now new names are appearing.
And participating in the World Cup can also mean a lot for each athlete's career, says Lars Frölander.
SVT also broadcasts the Swedish Championships, which takes place in Linköping and connects the bag with broadcasts from the European Championships in Rome.
- It is important for Swedish swimming that the athletes are seen in the Swedish media.
It elevates the sport and attracts young people to want to participate and compete.
New generations.
It can also attract sponsors who enable athletes to better feed on their sport and achieve greater success.
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Sarah Sjöström is, unsurprisingly, the hottest medal name in the WC.
And Frölander is curious about the star's choice of distance.
- She has a medal chance in everything she competes in. She has focused more and more on the short distances.
It will be interesting to see which branches she swims and also how she does the 100 meter butterfly, which has been her parade branch.
A male name that Frölander highlights: Björn Seeliger.
He is studying at the University of California and has shown his fine development in the United States.
In 2018, he took freestyle gold in JEM and in the WC he can take the next big step.
- Björn Seeliger has swum very well this year in the American college championships.
The only one who has swum faster there is the American Caeleb Dressel, which is great.
Caeleb Dressel, a seven-time Olympic gold medalist, has in recent years been the big dominant in swimming on the men's side.
And it is promising that a Swedish swimmer has been able to compete at the same level as Dressel.
They may surprise
Sisters Louise and Sophie Hansson will also go to the World Cup in Budapest.
- Sophie Hansson is constantly evolving and has shown that she belongs in the world top.
She will be a hot name during the World Cup.
18-year-old Emelie Fast has already made her Olympic debut and is the future name of Swedish swimming.
- Emelie has an absolute potential.
A personal record in the European Championship semi-final already as a 17-year-old and fifth in a European Championship final is promising.
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Sarah Sjöström.
Photo: TT