Sweden’s Alshammar won’t swim in record 7th Olympics
FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 filer, Sweden's Therese Alshammar rests after a women's 50-meter freestyle heat during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Therese Alshammar’s attempt to become the first swimmer to compete in seven Olympics ended Saturday with less than a month to go until the Tokyo Games. The Swedish great missed out on qualifying for a spot on her country’s 4x100 freestyle relay team when she was beaten by an Indian swimmer less than half her age in a two-woman heat at the Seven Hills meet in Rome. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 filer, Sweden's Therese Alshammar rests after a women's 50-meter freestyle heat during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Therese Alshammar’s attempt to become the first swimmer to compete in seven Olympics ended Saturday with less than a month to go until the Tokyo Games. The Swedish great missed out on qualifying for a spot on her country’s 4x100 freestyle relay team when she was beaten by an Indian swimmer less than half her age in a two-woman heat at the Seven Hills meet in Rome. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

Jun. 26, 2021 06:20 AM EDT
FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, file photo, Sweden's Therese Alshammar prepares to start during a women's 50-meter freestyle heat during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Therese Alshammar’s attempt to become the first swimmer to compete in seven Olympics ended Saturday with less than a month to go until the Tokyo Games. The Swedish great missed out on qualifying for a spot on her country’s 4x100 freestyle relay team when she was beaten by an Indian swimmer less than half her age in a two-woman heat at the Seven Hills meet in Rome. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, file photo, Sweden's Therese Alshammar prepares to start during a women's 50-meter freestyle heat during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Therese Alshammar’s attempt to become the first swimmer to compete in seven Olympics ended Saturday with less than a month to go until the Tokyo Games. The Swedish great missed out on qualifying for a spot on her country’s 4x100 freestyle relay team when she was beaten by an Indian swimmer less than half her age in a two-woman heat at the Seven Hills meet in Rome. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

Jun. 26, 2021 06:21 AM EDT