Svenska Simförbundet
| Svenska Simförbundet | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1904 |
| Place of foundation | Stockholm |
| societies | 342 |
| Members | 108,000 |
| Association headquarters | Solna , Stockholm |
| Official languages) | Swedish |
| Homepage | www.simforbundet.se |
Svenska Simförbundet (SSF for short, German "Swedish Swimming Association" ) is the umbrella organization for swimming in Sweden , based in Solna in northwest Stockholm . Divided into 18 districts, the association has over 108,000 members in 342 clubs (as of 2009) who are active in swimming , synchronized swimming , water jumping and water polo . In addition, the association organizes the training and further education of swimming beginners, swimmers and trainers. His work was rewarded three times (1972, 1980 and 1999) with the Årets idrottsförbund (“Sports Association of the Year”) award.
The association was founded on March 23, 1904 in Stockholm by representatives from twelve Swedish city clubs, including the Upsala Simsällskap club from 1796, which it claims to be the oldest swimming club in the world. One of the founding fathers was Erik Bergvall , who not only served Svenska Simförbundet as secretary from 1904 to 1908 and as long-term president from 1909 to 1932, but later also helped found the world swimming federation FINA (1908) and the European swimming federation LEN (1927) involved. In addition to these associations, Svenska Simförbundet works closely with the members of the Nordic Swimming Federation (NSF) and has been one of the sports associations of the Swedish sports association Riksidrottsförbundet since 1904 .
Web links
- Official website (Swedish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Riksidrottsförbundet: Verksamhetsberättelse med Årsredovisningar 2009 , p. 56, accessed on April 17, 2011 (Swedish)
- ↑ a b Svenska Simförbundet: Akademikernas sällskapslek ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 17, 2011 (Swedish)
- ↑ Upsala Simsällskap ( Memento of the original from April 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 17, 2011 (Swedish)
Coordinates: 59 ° 21 ′ 33.1 ″ N , 17 ° 58 ′ 52.3 ″ E