Therese Alshammar and Johan Wallberg welcome a son

Swedish media is abuzz with the news that 35-year-old Therese Alshammer on June 1 gave birth to her first child, a son. The news broke in February that she was expecting a child with partner and coach Johan Wallberg, and they have since them moved from Switzerland to Sweden. “Everything has gone well and we are naturally delighted”, says Alshammer, she has no plans to stop competing but Barcelona 2013 is out of the question :-)

See for instance Expressen, Borås Tidning, Göteborgs-Posten, Helsingborgs Dagblad, Svenska Dagbladet

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