Sarah Sjöström

How tall is Sarah Sjöström?

Sarah Sjöström is commonly listed at 5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm).

A figure repeated without a date or a measurement. Where this height comes from

Sarah Sjöström’s 5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm) is very tall for a US woman: more than 95 in 100 US women are shorter.

Sarah Sjöström is taller than the average US woman by 8 in (20.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Sarah Sjöström: 5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Sarah Sjöström is taller than the average US man by 2.5 in (6.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Sarah Sjöström is taller than the average US woman by 8 in (20.8 cm).Sarah Sjöström is taller than the average US woman by 8 in (20.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Sarah Sjöström: 5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Sarah Sjöström is taller than the average US man by 2.5 in (6.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Sarah Sjöström is taller than the average US woman by 8 in (20.8 cm).

Sarah Sjöström beside others

Sarah Sjöström is one of the shorter swimmers we have heights for: Michael Phelps (6 ft 4 in) stands 4.5 in (11 cm) taller and Katinka Hosszú (5 ft 9 in) is 3 in (7 cm) shorter.

  • Katie Ledecky: 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm), 0.3 in (0.9 cm) taller than Sarah Sjöström.
  • Sharron Davies: 5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm), 0.5 in (1.7 cm) shorter than Sarah Sjöström.
  • Léon Marchand: 6 ft 1.5 in (187 cm), 2 in (5 cm) taller than Sarah Sjöström.

Where this height comes from

5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm)

A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

Source: Wikipedia

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