Seven swimmers have been pre-nominated for the Sweden team for the World Short-Course Championships in Beijing in December.
Sara Junevik, Victor Johansson and Robin Hanson are among the swimmers put forward for the event which runs from 1-6 December in the Chinese capital.
The selection was based on the European Championships in Paris in which Junevik won 50 fly bronze, one of three Swedish medals with Sarah Sjöström winning gold and silver on her return a year after becoming a first-time mother.
Qualification for the team is open until 10 November with head coach Martina Aronsson saying through the Swedish federation: “We are very excited to announce these seven pre-nominated swimmers. This gives us a strong starting point for the Short Course World Championships, while the qualifying period is still open and a lot can happen until November 10.”
She added: “We are strengthened by this summer’s European Championships, where we competed against the absolute world elite. We are now looking forward to this autumn’s championships, which will be crowned with the World Championships in Beijing, which will be decided in the same arena that hosted the swimming competitions during the 2008 Olympics.
“We look forward to getting back there and giving our swimmers the opportunity to measure up to the world’s best on the short course.”
Swimmers Pre-Nominated To Sweden Team
Ludvig Bartolek, Helsingborgs S
Robin Hanson, Spårvägen S
Thilda Häll, SK Elfsborg
Victor Johansson, Jönköpings SS
Sara Junevik, Spårvägen S
Elvira Mörtstrand, Västerås SS
Sofia Åstedt, SK Elfsborg
