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(Reuters) - Sweden's
Olympic 100m butterfly champion Sarah Sjostrom has returned to
the pool three weeks after undergoing surgery for a broken
elbow.
The much-medalled 27-year-old posted a picture on Instagram of
herself poolside with the caption "I'm back. Just kicking of
course."
Sjostrom, whose world records include the 50m and 100m freestyle
as well as 50m and 100m butterfly, broke her elbow in early
February when she slipped on ice and fell to the ground in
Stockholm.
The swimming programme at the Tokyo Olympics is due to start on
July 24.
Sjostrom, who won gold, silver and bronze medals at the 2016 Rio
de Janeiro Games and is also an eight times world championship
gold medallist, said last month she was "determined and
motivated to come back stronger then ever.
"I’ve seen athletes who come back stronger after injuries and
they are my big inspiration now," she said.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Timothy
Heritage)
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