Shocking Turn of Events Drops Swimming World Cup 2023 Viewership as Swedish Athlete Makes Hilarious Mistake in 50M Freestyle

The opening day of meet 2 of the Swimming World Cup 2023 has begun with the athletes ready to bag their wins. The viewership of the live streaming of the World Cup on the World Aquatics YouTube channel is based on the tremendous performances and the prowess of the athletes. At the event, a twist in the Women’s 50m Freestyle created confusion among the spectators which dropped the views of the events immediately. A hilarious mistake of Sarah SJo’s teammate created a perplexing situation in Athens.

Louise Hansson is a world champion and 2-time Olympian for Sweden. She has given terrific performances at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro and has also given her best individual finish in the 200IM. In the 2014 FINA Championships, Hansson broke the European by giving a silver-medal winning performance in the 800-freestyle relay. However, in the 2023 World Cup, one confusion and move from her created the confusion of disqualification and affected its viewership.

Louise Hansson’s mistake in the Swimming World Cup 2023 in Athens 

On day 1 of Athens, the women’s 50m Freestyle saw a sudden turn of events that impacted multiple things at once. Swedish swimmer Louise Hansson’s performance and the viewership both faced a downfall due to one wrong step. Jumping from lane 2 in the Freestyle she used the Butterfly stroke to swim the race which led to her disqualification at first.

The announcement of her disqualification made the viewership of the World Cup go from 2000+ to 1200+ immediately. However, based upon the rule that since it is freestyle, the swimmer has the liberty to opt for any stroke they want which canceled her disqualification. But her marking in this race will be based upon the 50 freestyle itself which made her shift at the 5th position with a time of 26.40. This hilarious mistake from Hansson’s end would be one of the most memorable moments of all her performances.

Louise Hansson’s achievements till today in the swimming realm

The Sweden swimmer Louise Hansson has bagged multiple achievements for herself in her swimming realm. At the 2014 European Championships, Hansson swam in the 4×100 freestyle relay and ended up attaining the gold. With this, she is also a two-time junior European Champion in the 50 butterfly.

She had an extremely successful freshman season, which assisted Southern California to attain the ninth position at the 2017 NCAA Championships. Hansson also nabbed the third position in the 100 butterfly with a time of 50.45 and also competed in the 200IM where she finished 7th.

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This Swedish swimmer has also won gold in the 4×50 medley relay at the 2021 Short Course World Championships. Here she also nabbed silver in the 4×50 free relay and bronze in the 4×100 free relay. Now, the spectators are on their toes to witness her upcoming performance at the Swimming World Cup 2023.

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