Helsingborgs Simsällskap, commonly known as Helsingborgs S or HS, is a
Swedish
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swim team based in
Helsingborg
Helsingborg (, , , ) is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Scania (Skåne), Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Scania (after Malmö) and ninth-largest in Sweden, with a population of 113,816 (2020). Helsingborg is the cent ...
,
Skåne County
Skåne County ( sv, Skåne län, link=no ), sometimes referred to as Scania County in English, is the most southern county, or , of Sweden, basically corresponding to the traditional province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronobe ...
and founded in on 10 June 1907.
The club's activities take place in
Filbornabadet and
Simhallsbadet. The most famous swimmers are
Therese Alshammar
Malin Therese Alshammar (born 26 August 1977) is a Swedish swimmer who has won three Olympic medals, 25 World Championship medals, and 43 European Championship medals. She is a specialist in short distances races in freestyle and butterfly. She ...
,
Helena Åberg,
Johanna Sjöberg and
Emma Igelström
Emma Igelström (born 6 March 1980 in Karlshamn) is a former breaststroke swimmer and European record holder from Sweden. She competed in the 2000 Olympics at Sports Reference She quit her career because of bulimia ...
, who have all competed in the
Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
.
Swimmers
''Swimmers that have participated in the Summer Olympics while representing Helsingborgs S:''
*
Helena Åberg
*
Louise Hansson
Louise Maria Hansson (born 24 November 1996) is a Swedish competitive swimmer, a member of Helsingborgs SS.
Career
International Swimming League
In spring 2020 Hansson signed for the Toronto Titans, the first Canadian based team in the ...
[
*]Sophie Hansson
Sophie Elizabeth Hansson (born 2 August 1998) is a Swedish Olympic swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Her older sister Louise Hansson
Louise Maria Hansson (born 24 November 1996) i ...
[
* Suzanne Nilsson][
*]Per-Ola Quist
Per-Ola Quist (born 18 February 1961 in Malmö, Skåne County) is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. He competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Oli ...
[
* Johanna Sjöberg][
]
Coaches
* Hans Chrunak
References
External links
Helsingborgs SS's official homepage
(In Swedish)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Helsingborgs SS
Sports clubs and teams in Helsingborg
Sports clubs and teams established in 1907
Swimming clubs in Sweden