Draft:Elna Widerström

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Elna Widerström
Elna Widerström, 2022
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born (2005-05-05) May 5, 2005 (age 19)
Lund, Sweden
Height165cm (5ft 5in)
Sport
CountrySweden
SportDiving
Event(s)3 meter springboard,

3 meter synchro,

1 meter springboard
College teamUniversity of Minnesota
ClubMalmö Kappsimningsklubb
Coached byWenbo Chen
Medal record
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 3 m synchro

Elna Hannah Matilda Widerström (born 5 May 2004) is a Swedish diver, specializing in the 1 metre and 3 metre springboard disciplines.

Widerström is a European Championships bronze medalist in the 3m women’s synchronized springboard discipline, and a Junior European Championships silver medalist in the same event. She has participated in European as well as World Championships at both junior and senior levels, where she has claimed several final spots. Domestically she has won national champion titles, both individually and in synchronized events.

Career[edit]

Junior national team[edit]

Widerström was part of the Swedish Junior National Diving Team from 2018..[1] until 2022. She represented Sweden at the Junior European championships in 2021 and 2022, earning a silver medal in 3m synchro with Nina Janmyr in 2022[2]. Later in 2022, she also participated at the Junior World Diving Championships in Montreal, reaching finals in the 1m, 3m, and 3m synchro events[3]

During this period, she also earned several medals at national championships, including gold medals in 1m and 3m mixed synchro[4]

National team[edit]

She first represented Sweden at a senior level at the European Championships in 2022, where she took the bronze medal in the 3m synchro event[5] together with Emilia Nilsson Garip.

In 2023 she participated in both the European Games[6] in Rzeszów, Poland, and the World Aquatics Championships[7] in Fukuoka, Japan, and qualified for finals.

College diving[edit]

Since the autumn of 2023, she has been living in Minneapolis, USA, where she competes in the NCAA series representing the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities[8], coached by Wenbo Chen.

Further reading[edit]

Elna Widerström at World Aquatics

Elna Widerström at Golden Gophers

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Elna Widerström uttagen till juniorlandslaget". Simklubben Poseidon. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  2. ^ "LEN European Junior Championships | Otopeni 2022". ejcotopeni2022.microplustimingservices.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  3. ^ "Competition Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  4. ^ "SM-resultat SM 2023 (sommar) SM 2022 (sommar) SM 2021 (vår) SM 2020 (vår) SM 2019 (sommar) SM 2019 (vinter) SM 2018 (sommar) SM 2018 (vinter)". svensksimidrott.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  5. ^ "LEN European Aquatics Championships 2022 | Roma". roma2022.microplustimingservices.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  6. ^ Torres, Rúben (2022-12-09). "Diving". European Games 2023. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  7. ^ "Competition Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2024-02-19.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Elna Widerstrom - Women's Swimming & Diving". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 2024-02-19.