Sarah Sjostrom Will Not Be Racing At Short Course Worlds

By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
Swedish world record holder Sarah Sjostrom will not be racing at the 2026 SC World Championships in Beijing at the end of the year.
Media outlets in Sweden report that Sjostrom’s coach Antonio Lutula has stated that Sjostrom would not be competing to focus on training and recovery.
Sjostrom, who turned 33 in August, returned in April at the Malmsten Swim Open in Stockholm after she took 2025 off to have a baby. Her son Adrian was born in August 2025, and she