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Sarah Sjöström was a great success during the Olympics in Paris.
The Swedish swimming queen won double gold medals.
Now the 31-year-old can get the ultimate tribute and his name immortalized.
During the summer Olympics in Paris showed Sarah Sjostrom the entire swimming world why she is one of the sport’s greatest of all time. The Swedish swimming queen secured double gold medals in the 50 and 100 meter freestyle in a most impressive manner.
Gift to Sjöström
Despite being 31 years old, which is a lot for a swimmer who has been in the world elite since the age of 14, Sjöström is still performing at her peak. And she is already looking ahead to her sixth Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.
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After the Olympic successes in Paris, “Super-Sarah” can now receive the ultimate tribute. It is the municipal politicians in Haninge who want to perpetuate the Olympic hero’s name and name their new swimming hall “Sjöströmshallen”, reports the local newspaper Mitt i.
– Sarah Sjöström is one of Sweden’s most successful athletes of all time. She has a background in having swum at Torvalla. By calling the new swimming hall Sjöströmshallen, we would not only honor Sarah Sjöström and Södertörn’s swimming club, but hopefully also inspire more people, especially children and young people, to want to swim, says Nicole Forslund (L), municipal councilor and chairman of the sports, culture and recreation board in Haninge in an official statement.
Proposal for Sarah
Sjöström competes on a daily basis for Södertörn’s swimming club and can now receive the finest gift by having the surname adorn the new hall in Torvalla, which is located in Haninge municipality. It was in December 2022 that the municipal board decided to build a new swimming hall, to replace the old one from 1971.
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The new swimming hall in Torvalla will contain a 50-meter pool and will be ready in 2029. Now it is also hoped that Sarah Sjöström will agree to the proposal to share her name.
– We hope that Sarah Sjöström and her team are positive about our proposal and look forward to a dialogue with them and that all parties in the municipality are positive about this proposal, says councilor Nicole Forslund.
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