Vansbrosimningen
Vansbrosimningen is an annual long-distance swimming competition in Sweden.
The swimming competition has been held in Vansbro kommun since 1950 . The participants cover 3,000 meters - 2,000 of them in Vanån with the watercourse and 1,000 meters in Västerdalälven against the river current. In 1972 Vansbrosimningen became part of the " Swedish Classic ", the combination of four long distance competitions in different sports in Sweden.
history
The Vansbrosimningen started with ten participants and has not yet been held as a competition. From 1956, the times were recorded with a group of participants from all over Sweden and the winners of the swimming were determined. The winners were Göran Åberg, (Örebro SS, time 42:34 minutes) and Elsa By (Falu SS 56:32 minutes). In 1964, for the first and so far only time, a participant set the absolute best time. Margareta Rylander won with a lead of twelve seconds over the fastest participant, her time was 40:28 minutes. In 1968, Erkki Hänninen from Finland won for the first time a foreigner.
Other competitions during the Vansbrosimningen are
- from 1992 the Tjejsimmet (women), distance 1,000 meters
- from 1998 the Lilla Vansbrosimningen for children
- from 2000 the Kortsimmet, distance 1,000 meters
- from 2007 the Halvsimmet
The Halvsimmet is carried out for the "Klassikerhalvan", in which the participants cover half the distances of the Swedish classic.