Sara Helena Åberg (born 16 July 1971) is a former Swedish Olympic freestyle swimmer. She competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, where she swam the 50-metre freestyle, finishing 23rd.[1] Åberg also represented Sweden at the European Championships - winning a silver in relay - and the World Championships, winning a bronze medal in relay.[2] At the Helsingborgs Simsällskaps 100 years jubilée in 2007, Åberg was awarded the swimmer of the century.[2]
 Helena Aberg | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Helena Åberg |
| National team | Sweden[1] |
| Born | 16 July 1971[1] Avesta, Dalarna, Sweden |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | freestyle |
| Club | Helsingborgs SS |
| College team | University of Georgia |
Åberg has lived openly gay since the end of 1980's. She had to go back into the closet for her time studying at the university in Georgia, where she felt "one was absolutely not allowed to be gay" at the time.[3]
Åberg is the aunt of the Swedish Youth Olympics swimmer Gustav Åberg Lejdström.
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e "Helena Åberg Biography". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ a b Andersson, Jan. "Helena Åberg århundradets HS-are" [Helena Åberg century's HS-er]. www.hd.se.
- ^ Brattgård, Louv (12 October 2017). "Simmaren en av de första att "komma ut" i Sverige" [Swimmer one of the first to "come out" in Sweden]. SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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