The German Swimming Federation (in German: ''Deutscher Schwimm-Verband''), or DSV is the aquatics national federation for
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It oversees competition in the 5 aquatics disciplines (swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo and open water swimming; and Masters competition in these).
It is affiliated to:
*
FINA
FINA (french: Fédération internationale de natation, en, International Swimming Federation, link=yes) (to be renamed as World Aquatics by ) is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administer ...
, which oversees international swimming;
*
LEN, which oversees swimming in Europe;
*the
German Olympic Sports Confederation; and
*the German Government's Secretary of State for Sport.
Among other responsibilities, DSV is charged with:
*fielding German teams to international aquatics competitions (such as the Olympics),
*maintaining the
German Records for swimming,
*organizing German Championships in aquatics.
DSV was created on 8 August 1886. It has its headquarters in
Kassel.
Organisation
*President: Christa Thiel
See also
*
:de:Deutscher Schwimm-Verbandn–DSV's page on German Wikipedia.
*
www.dsv.de€”official website.
References
Aquatics
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
Swimming in Germany
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
Sport in Kassel
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