Jönköpings Simsällskap, commonly known as Jönköpings SS, is a
Swedish swimming club based in
Jönköping
Jönköping (, ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022). Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland.
The city is the seat o ...
, founded in 1829, and active in
swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrody ...
,
diving
Diving most often refers to:
* Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water
* Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes
Diving or Dive may also refer to:
Sports
* Dive (American football), ...
,
synchronized swimming
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, and
lifesaving
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. The founding date makes it one of the oldest in Sweden.
They practise in
Rosenlundsbadet, venue for the
1977 European Aquatics Championships
The 1977 European Aquatics Championships were held at the swimming complex Rosenlundsbadet in the southern Swedish city of Jönköping, from 14 August to 21 August. Besides swimming, there were titles contested in diving, the women's event of sy ...
.
History
On initiative of Lars Löwenadler, student of
Jöns Svanberg, Jönköpings SS was founded in 1829 and organised their first swimming graduation ceremony () the same year. Between 1921 and 1971, the name of the club was Jönköpings Sim- och Livräddningssällskap (JSLS).
Jönköpings SS had their first Olympic swimmer at the
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...
, when
Inger Andersson participated.
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Swimmers
''Swimmers that have participated in the Summer Olympics while representing Jönköpings SS:''
* Inger Andersson
References
External links
Jönköpings SS's official homepage
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Swimming clubs in Sweden
1829 establishments in Sweden
Sports clubs and teams established in 1829
Sports clubs and teams in Jönköping County
Clubs and societies in Sweden
Sport in Jönköping
19th-century establishments in Jönköping County