Sarah Sjostrom, Lars Frolander Will Compete in Sweden’s “Superstars” Competition

By Braden Keith on SwimSwam

Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Sarah Sjostrom and six-time Olympic swimmer Lars Frolander will appear on Season 7 of the Swedish television show Superstars.

The show features eight of the country’s top athletes who will meet in Cyprus for a series of physical challenges to decide who the winner is.

The format has been around since the 1970s and reiterated in several countries. Athletes are pit against each other in athletic competitions – many of which might be outside of their primary sport comfort zones. The first incarnation of the series in Sweden came in 1975, with a short run in 2009 and again consistently since 2017.

Participants can be either active or retired. Last year’s winner was Olympic gold medal-winning alpine skiier Andre Myhrer, who retired in 2020.

The last swimmer to compete on the show was Therese Alshammar, who competed in the 2017 season and placed 5th out of 8 swimmers.

Sjostrom’s participation comes in spite of withdrawing from the upcoming Luxembourg Euro Meet citing ongoing back issues.

Sjostrom, 29, owns four individual Olympic medals from the 2016 and 2020 Games, including the 100 butterfly gold medal from the Rio 2016 Olympics. She is also a 16-time World Champion, 29-time European Champion, and five-event World Record holder. Her four current individual World Records and five total World Records both tie her as the most by a woman.

Frolander, 48, retired from swimming in 2018 after competing at a record six-consecutive Olympic Games. That career included three Olympic medals, one of which was gold: the men’s 100 fly from the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

He is also a 9-time World Champion and 12-time European Champion in the pool, and in 2000 set a Short Course World Record in the 100 meter fly that stood for 18 months.

Full Sverige Superstars 2023 Season Cast:

• Sarah Sjostrom – Active Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer
• Lars Frolander – Retired Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer
• Kenny Brack – Retired IndyCar driver, record holder for highest horizontal g-force ever survived by a human (sustained in a crash)
• Frida Hansdotter – Retired alpine ski racer
• Jenny Rissveds – Active cross-country mountainbike rider
• Angelica Bengtsson – Active pole vaulter
• Helen Alfredsson – Active senior-tour golfer
• Kennet Andersson – Retired soccer player
• Mathias Fredriksson –
• Michel Torneus –

Swimmers have become increasing presences around the world on reality television programs. That includes a run of swimmers on dance-competition shows, and Australian Olympic medalist Emily Seebohm, who has become a regular on the reality television circuit in her home country.

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