Therese Alshammar
FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2020, file photo, Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszú practices during a training session, in Naples. It’s different strokes for different folks in swimming. That makes sense for a sport that will hand out medals in a whopping 35 different pool events at the Tokyo Olympics. Hosszú says the Hungarians' medley success can be attributed to work ethic. She adds that "we are very stubborn and very much hard-working and we can just grind it out.” (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
In swimming, it’s different strokes for different folks

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 21, 2021 03:46 AM EDT

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)
Sweden’s Alshammar won’t swim in record 7th Olympics

By Andrew Dampf Jun. 26, 2021 06:45 AM EDT