It was during an elite weekend in Karlstad in September last year that the weighing occurred.

Something that came to the leaders only afterwards and got several of them to contact the swimming association.  

- There were active people who were weighed as minors, without the guardians having been informed.

It did not feel good.

This with weight is very sensitive in swimming, especially in adolescence, says one of the leaders that SVT Sport has been in contact with and who does not want to give his name. 

 "We were some who really did not want to be weighed"

One of the swimmers who was weighed says that he has done many fitness tests before, but has never before been involved in being weighed.  

- It was in an athletics hall.

In the middle of the runway there was a wave and then we would warm up next to it.

And then they called out the names one by one.

It was not as if the weight was proclaimed in any way, it was just written down.

But it was an open room, says the active one.  

How did you experience the situation?   

- As annoying.

I do not think it is something you do without telling the coaches or warning us in advance.

One should have asked if we are okay with doing it before.

We were some who really did not want to be weighed, but felt compelled because it was part of the test.

Anna Lindberg is responsible for elite education

The elite weekend, the first of a total of four spread over a year, was arranged for both the active and their coaches.

The groups had different schedules because the leaders attended an elite education in parallel.

When the swim jumps were weighed, the club team coaches were therefore in a different room.

Instead, there was a training advisor from SOK and a swimming jump leader who helped with the tests.  

Responsible for the elite education was Anna Lindberg, at this time a project employee as development manager at the association.

She was not in the room either, but tells SVT Sport that the weighing was part of SOK's so-called physique profile.  

- It was on my initiative that we conducted fitness tests and used a fitness profile developed for swimming.

The weighing was part of a complete physique profile.

If you had not had that moment, it would not have been a complete test result, she says. 

SOK: Weight is included in a complete test battery

An active person I spoke to says that he did not want to be weighed but felt compelled? 

- There was no one who was forced to do anything.

Since it is a perceived feeling is possible, but we have not forced anyone to anything.

Everything is based on voluntariness, if you do not want to do fitness tests, you can notify us or that a coach notifies. 

That weighing is included in a complete physique profile is confirmed by SOK.

Operations manager Peter Reinebo writes in an email to SVT Sport that "connected to a full test battery, weight is always included to get the right values."

He also clarifies that this applies to all sports. 

In the case of the swimming jump, the reactions after the weighing led to an internal discussion at the swimming association.

And when the swimmers on an elite weekend in February were to undergo fitness tests again, the weight moment had been removed from the test battery.  

Why did you remove it?  

- Because it is a sensitive moment.

It is difficult at certain ages.

And unfortunately, it has become so that this with weight and appearance has taken on completely different meanings than that it aims to be healthy.

Unfortunately, it is difficult to talk about such things today.

I think it's a shame that it has become so charged.

But that is why we chose to remove this step, says Anna Lindberg.

Left the league captain role after five months

The criticism from leaders was also that no information was released before that the weighing step would be carried out and that there were minors on site.

What do you think about it?  

- No, it's true, it did not.

The information was that we would carry out the physique profile and which tests are included in the swimming profile's physique profile, but not exactly which elements are included.

So it is clear one can think that it would have been relevant to go into details about what is to be implemented, absolutely.

I can take it on. 

During the autumn, Anna Lindberg was presented as the new national captain for the national ski jumping team, but chose in March this year to leave her new assignment after almost five months in the post.  

Did the situation with the weighing have anything to do with you quitting as the league captain?  

- Absolutely not.

It was for completely different reasons, says Anna Lindberg.

Clip: The Swedish Swimming Association's sports director Ulrika Sandmark is responsible for weighing in on sports

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Ulrika Sandmark is responsible for weighing in swimming