Järfälla Simsällskap, commonly known as Järfälla Sim or JS, is a swimming club based in the municipality of Järfälla north of

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

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, founded in September 1971, and active in

swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

, and

synchronized swimming Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by FINA (the ''Fédérati ...

. From the beginning, Jakobsbergs simhall, which was inaugurated in August 1971, was the home pool for Järfälla Sim, and in 2018, the club moved to Järfällabadet. The

team has been among the leading teams of Swedish water polo on the women's side for the last decade. In May 2010 both the men's and women's teams won their Swedish championships. This was the fourth championship for the women's team and the first ever for the men's team.

Swimmers

''Swimmers that have participated in the Summer Olympics while representing Järfälla Sim:'' * Petra Hildér *

Fredrik Letzler Fredrik Lars-Owe Letzler (born 17 February 1972 in Västerhaninge, Stockholm) is a former Swedish freestyle swimmer. He competed twice at the Summer Olympics for his native country, in 1992 and 1996, both in the men's 4×100 m freestyle relay. ...

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