Updated today 17:50.
Published today 17:05
Simon Sjödin.
Kazan. The dream comes true. Simon Sjödin, who finished last in Thursday evening’s World Cup finals in the 200 meters individual medley, will have to swim Olympics in Rio.
It confirms SOK’s sporting director Thomas Engdahl, which is in place in the World Cup city of Kazan.
The dream comes true. Simon Sjödin, who finished last in Thursday evening’s World Cup finals in the 200 meters individual medley, will have to swim Olympics in Rio.
It confirms SOK’s sporting director Thomas Engdahl, which is in place in the World Cup city of Kazan.
– Yes, he can count on the union nominates him, says Thomas Engdahl.
It will Simförbundet to do and when the first active is taken on 17 November, Simon Sjödin is very likely to be one of them gets a ticket to Rio.
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Same thing with Jennie Johansson who earlier this week was swimming World Cup finals in the 100 meters breaststroke.
– I have not spoken to Thomas yet. We must sit down and have a coffee here, but it is clear that an early answer would mean a lot. Then I can plan my season in a way that I think suits me best, says Simon Sjödin.
The final scene in Kazan also means that Simon Sjödin continues to be supported by SOK.
– Before World Cup we had told Simon that to continue to support him, we wanted to see him in the finals here in Kazan so for him it was obviously important and good that he made the final.
Simon Sjödin tells to the thoughts of losing the support had circulated in the head before the semi-finals.
– I realized that it could be tuna for dinner every day if I did not take it to the final, says Simon Sjödin with a smile.
In the final, he took up with when the finals were decided on Thursday evening could not Simon repeat the nice swimming from the semi-finals. He came into goals last swimmer in the eight-man final field, well above his personal best.
– There is little to work with and I’ll do it next year, says Simon Sjödin.
The Swedish Olympic Committee because the criteria for being selected for the Olympics is that the active will be fighting for a place among the top eight. The same criteria applies now also for the law.
This means that even the 4×100 freestyle team and 4×200 freestyle team are ready for the Olympics.
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