Alva Svennbeck

Alva Svennbeck (born 11 October 2000) is a Swedish former individual rhythmic gymnast. She was a four-time Swedish national champion and now works as a coach and engineer.

Personal life Svennbeck has two younger brothers, twins, who also train in gymnastics. She studied civil engineering at and graduated in 2023.

In 2021, she won the Uppsala Municipality Elite Sports Scholarship, She began artistic gymnastics at five years old and switched to rhythmic at age 10 as she liked that it allowed her more room to express herself.

Career Svennbeck was known for her artistry as a gymnast. She was featured as an example in International Gymnastics Federation judge training.

She debuted internationally at the 2019 World Cup in Sofia, where she was 66th in the all-around. She won her first Swedish title.

The next year, Svennbeck earned a bronze in the team competition at the 2020 Nordic Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Kristianstad in March. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she began working at a preschool but found it difficult to balance the work with her training. She spoke with a sports psychologist and lowered the number of hours she worked. Svennbeck also noted that when competitions began again, she was not mentally prepared to compete, in part because she had improved during the break in competitions and was more eager to perform. She also spoke about this with a sports psychologist. A month later, she represented Sweden with her teammates Emma Goeransson and Elina Sheremey at the European Championships in Tel Aviv. She was 56th in the all-around. In September, she participated in the World Championships in Sofia, where she was 62nd in the all-around.

In 2023, she won her fourth consecutive all-around title at the Swedish championships. She placed 69th in the qualifying round.

Svennbeck retired afterward because she found it difficult to both work to support herself and train. She did not have enough time to train to be at the level she wanted, which demotivated her. Svennbeck did not receive any significant sponsorships or financial support from the Swedish Olympic Committee. She said that she hoped that the sport would grow in the future and provide gymnasts with more opportunities for financial support.

Post-gymnastics career Svennbeck had wanted to become a coach years before her retirement. After completing her competitive career, she began training children. She has also worked as an engineer.

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