Sweden set a world short-course record in the women's 4x50 meters freestyle relay at the European swimming championships on December 10.

The Swedish quartet of Johanna Sjoberg, Therese Alshammar, Anna- Karin Kammerling and Malin Svahnstrom clocked one minute 38.45 seconds to beat the old mark of 1:39.56 set by Germany in Sheffield, England, on December 11 last year.