HZC De Robben (Hilversum Zwem Club De Robben) is a swimming club in
Hilversum
Hilversum () is a city and municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Located in the heart of the Gooi, it is the largest urban centre in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller towns. Hilvers ...
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. The association organizes swimming lessons and also has sections for the competition sports water polo and swimming competitions. HZC De Robben uses the pool Lieberg. The club's colors are blue and orange.
History
De Robben was founded on January 1, 1971. HZC De Robben is the result of the merger of the Hilversum Zwem Club (HZC) which was established on August 24, 1932 and De Robben which founded on 15 October 1940. One of the most famous coaches was Jan Stender, who because of his shaggy hair on the chest and back and his approach also known as 'Gorilla'. The water polo department has won many Dutch Championships (11) also supplied the association for many internationals Dutch water polo team. For the season 2014-2015 the association is a Start Community entered into with BZC Brandenburg which Ilse van der Meijden was appointed as head coach.
Titles & achievements
Men
; Domestic competitions
Dutch League
* Winners (11): 1959-60, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1979-80, 1981-82
Dutch Cup (KZNB)
* Winners (2): 1985-86, 2000-01
; European competitions
LEN Champions League
The LEN Champions League is the top-tier European professional water polo club competition with teams from up to 18 countries. It is organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation.
The competition started in 1963 as European Cup. A change of nam ...
* 4th place (1): 1971-72, 1974-75, 1975-76
Women
; Domestic competitions
Dutch League
* Winners (29): 1945–46, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75
External links
Official website
Water polo clubs in the Netherlands
Sports clubs and teams in Hilversum
1971 establishments in the Netherlands
Sports clubs and teams established in 1971
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