Dansk Svømmeunion
| Dansk Svømmeunion | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1907 |
| Place of foundation | Copenhagen |
| president | Kaj B. Aagaard |
| societies | 213 |
| Members | 136,000 |
| Association headquarters | Farum , Furesø Municipality |
| Official languages) | Danish |
| Homepage | www.svoem.dk |
Dansk Svømmeunion ( German "Danish Swimming Union" ) is the umbrella organization for swimming in Denmark . It is based in Farum , a town in the Furesø municipality in the greater Copenhagen area . The Union has been a member of Danmarks Idræts-Forbund (dt. Denmark's Sports Association ) since the beginning and is also one of the founding members of the international swimming umbrella associations FINA (1908) and LEN (1927). The association also works closely with the members of the Nordic Swimming Association .
Under the patronage of Crown Princess Mary , over 136,000 members from 213 associations are united within the Dansk Svømmeunion (as of 2010). The organization is divided into the six sections of swimming , popular sports , water jumping , water polo , synchronized swimming and lifeguarding .
history
From 1896 until the association was founded in 1907, the Danish Swimming Championships were still organized by the Danish Sports Association . The championships henceforth carry out on their own and promote the sport of swimming in Denmark, the lawyer JL Nathansen closed on April 6, 1907 on the initiative three Copenhagen clubs and 300 members of Dansk Svømme- og Livredningsforbund (short: DSLF dt "Danish. Swimming and lifesaving (or lifeguard association) together.
From 1937 until the reunification in 1979, the association consisted of two subdivisions, which were only united by a joint presidium: one for swimming ( Dansk Svømme-Forbund , DSF for short) and one for lifeguarding ( Dansk Livrednings-Forbund , DLF for short ). In 2002 the name of the DSLF was changed to its current name Dansk Svømmeunion .
See also
Web links
- Official website (Danish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Den Store Danske : Dansk Svømmeunion , accessed on April 14, 2011 (Danish)
- ↑ Danmarks Idræts-Forbund: Medlemstal ( Memento of the original from February 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Membership figures as of 2010), accessed on April 16, 2011 (Danish)
- ↑ Dansk Svømmeunion: Organization diagram (PDF; 118 kB), accessed on April 14, 2011 (Danish)
- ↑ a b Grethe Ericksson (Dansk Svømmeunion): Historien ( Memento of the original from January 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on April 14, 2011 (Danish)
Coordinates: 55 ° 48 ′ 55.8 ″ N , 12 ° 21 ′ 18.1 ″ E