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Vansbrosimmet
Vansbrosimningen or Vansbrosimmet is an annual open water swimming competition held in July in Vansbro, Dalarna, Sweden since 1950. The distance is 3,000 m, first 2,000 m in Vanån then 1,000 m in Västerdal River. It is part of ''En svensk klassiker En svensk klassiker, ''Swedish classic circuit'', is a diploma awarded to those who have finished races in four race disciplines (cross country skiing (sport), cross country skiing, cycle sport, cycling, swimming (sport), swimming, and cross country ...'', the "Swedish Classic" which also includes crosscountry skiing (Vasaloppet, 90 kilometers), biking (Vätternrundan, 300 kilometers) and running (Lidingöloppet, 30 kilometers). Winners Men No winners were selected the years 1950-1955. External linksOfficial Website {{coord, 60, 30, 19, N, 14, 13, 49, E, type:landmark_source:kolossus-svwiki, display=title Recurring sporting events established in 1950 Open water swimming competitions 1950 establishments in Sweden Swedish Clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengt Jönsson (swimmer)
Bengt Jönsson (born 24 December 1955) is a Swedish former swimmer. He competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References External links * 1955 births Living people Swedish male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Sweden Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics People from Storuman Municipality Sportspeople from Västerbotten County {{Sweden-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malmö KK
Malmö KK, ''Malmö Kappsimningsklubb'', is a Swedish swim team from Malmö founded 1982 as competitive team for Malmö SS and Limhamns SS. Swimmers *Jan Bidrman * Daniel Carlsson (2003-) *Attila Czene (2004) *Martin Gustavsson *Ida Mattsson * Stefan Persson *Henrik Jangvall Divers *Jimmy Sjödin (1996) *Emilia Nilsson Garip Emilia Nilsson Garip (born 21 April 2003) is a Swedish diver. She competed in the women's 1 metre springboard event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. She finished in 14th place in the preliminary round. In the women's 3 metre springbo ... External linksMKK's Official Homepage {{DEFAULTSORT:Malmo KK Swimming clubs in Sweden Sports clubs established in 1982 Sport in Malmö 1982 establishments in Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norrköpings KK
Norrköpings KK is a Swedish swim team from Norrköping, founded September 7, 1919. Its best-known swimmers are the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal winner Björn Borg and Olympic silver medallist Tina Gustafsson. Swimmers *Björn Borg *Tina Gustafsson Tina Isabel Gustafsson (born 30 September 1962 in Norrköping, Östergötland) is a former Swedish freestyle swimmer. She won a silver medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow along with Carina Ljungdahl, ... * Per Nylin External linksNKK's official homepage Swimming clubs in Sweden Sports clubs established in 1919 Sport in Östergötland County {{Sweden-sport-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Södertälje SS
Södertälje ( , ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, city in Södermanland and Stockholm County, Sweden and seat of Södertälje Municipality. As of 2017, it has 72,704 inhabitants. Södertälje is located at Mälarens confluence in to the Baltic Sea through the lock in the Södertälje Canal.Nationalencyklopedin, Södertälje. http://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/lång/södertälje-(tätort-södertälje-kommun) (hämtad 2020-06-13) Since year 2000, it is the largest Urban areas in Sweden, city located entirely within the province of Södermanland. History Ancient history It is estimated that the first people reached the area around what is today Södertälje during the Stone Age, about 4000 BC. They formed settlements around 3000 BC, when the peasant culture is believed to have reached the area.Svartsjö, Christina 2004, ''Centrumförnyelse i Södertälje - utopi eller verklighet!''. Blekinge tekniska högskola Around 1500 to 400 BC, the strait between Lake Mälaren and the Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundsvalls SS
Sundsvalls SS is a Swedish swim team from Sundsvall training in Sporthallsbadet. Olympics The team's most famous swimmers are Olympic gold medalist for 100m Butterfly Lars Frölander and Olympic bronze medalist Anna-Karin Kammerling. Swimmers *Lars Frölander (1996-2001) *Anna-Karin Kammerling Anna-Karin Kammerling (born 19 October 1980) is a world-record breaking Swedish former swimmer, who was born in Malmö, Sweden. Kammerling has twice lowered the world record in the 50-meter butterfly event. In 2000, she was a member of the 4× ... External linksSundsvalls SS's official homepage {{Swedish swim clubs Swimming clubs in Sweden Sport in Sundsvall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Jangvall
Lars Henrik Jangvall (20 November 1966 in Sundsvall, Västernorrland) is a former Swedish Olympic freestyle swimmer. He competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he swum the 400 m freestyle and 4×200 m freestyle team. Clubs *Malmö KK Malmö KK, ''Malmö Kappsimningsklubb'', is a Swedish swim team from Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenb ... References 1966 births Living people Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of Sweden Malmö KK swimmers Swedish male freestyle swimmers People from Sundsvall Sportspeople from Västernorrland County {{Sweden-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Västerås SS
The Västerås Simsällskap, Västerås SS or VSS, Sweden, Swedish, is a swim team from Västerås founded November 3, 1910. Its home pool is Lögarängsbadet in Västerås. The club practises swimming (sport), swimming, Diving (sport), diving, water polo, and masters swimming. Swimmers * Agneta Eriksson * Patrik Isaksson (swimmer), Patrik Isaksson * Thomas Lejdström Folke Erickson Sources Västerås SS official homepage Swimming clubs in Sweden Water polo clubs in Sweden Sports clubs established in 1910 Sport in Västmanland County {{Sweden-waterpolo-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borlänge SS
Borlänge is a locality in Dalarna County, Sweden with 44,898 inhabitants as of 2020. It is the seat of the Borlänge Municipality with a total population of 51,604 inhabitants as of 2017. History Originally Borlänge was the name of a tiny village, and the first historical information about it is from 1390. The village was insignificant up until about 1870. In 1872 the construction of ''Domnarfvets Jernverk'', the ironworks of neighbouring village Domnarvet started. In 1875 a railway between Falun and Ludvika, via Borlänge was inaugurated. Thanks to its railway station the village of Borlänge became highly important in servicing the ironworks. In 1898, Borlänge was granted privileges by the national Swedish government as a market town (Swedish: ''köping'') with about 1,300 inhabitants, but still today it belongs to the Church of Sweden's regionally historically dominant parish of Stora Tuna, centered on a large medieval church by that name (meaning ''great enclosed farm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falu SS
Falu (born Falguni Shah in Mumbai, India) is an American singer whose music blends ancient classical Indian melodies with contemporary western sounds. In her burgeoning U.S.-based career, she has worked and collaborated with a wide array of artists including A.R. Rahman ('' Slumdog Millionaire''), Yo-Yo Ma (in The Silk Road Project), Philip Glass, Wyclef Jean, her teacher Ustad Sultan Khan, Blues Traveler, Ricky Martin and Bernie Worrell ( Parliament Funkadelic). In 2022, she won the Grammy Award for Best Children's Album for her album ''A Colorful World''. Biography In her early years in Mumbai, Falu was trained in the ''Jaipur gharana'' musical tradition, honing her talent for up to 16 hours a day. She later continued studying under the sarangi/vocal master Ustad Sultan Khan. Falu moved to the States in 2000, and joined the Boston-based Indo-American band Karyshma as a lead vocalist. In 2001, she met up with Asian Massive leader Karsh Kale, and hit the nationwide univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernt Zarnowiecki
Bernt Lennart Zarnowiecki (born 26 May 1954) is a Swedish swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 1974 European Aquatics Championships. He also competed in the same event at the 1972 Summer Olympics, but the Swedish team was eliminated in the preliminaries. Being Jewish, he competed at the 1973 Maccabiah Games in Israel, and won three gold medals, including in the men's 400 m freestyle and the 1,500 m freestyle. His twin sister, Anita Zarnowiecki, also competed in freestyle swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the ninth Maccabiah Games The Maccabiah Games (a.k.a. the World Maccabiah Games; he, משחקי המכביה, or משחקי המכביה העולמית; sometimes referred to as the "Jewish Olympics"), first held in 1932, are an international Jewish and Israeli multi-sp .... References 1954 births Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Swedish male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Sweden Jewish swimmers Swedish Jews Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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