Helena Åberg

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 Åberg

Helena Aberg
Personal information
Full name	Helena Åberg
National team	Sweden[1]
Born	(1971-07-16) 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

• Helsingborgs SS
• List of University of Georgia people

References

1. "Helena Åberg Biography". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on December 4, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
2. Andersson, Jan. "Helena Åberg århundradets HS-are" [Helena Åberg century's HS-er]. www.hd.se.
3. 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 2017-10-30.