Malmö Kappsimningsklubb, commonly known as Malmö KK or MKK, is a Swedish swimming club based in
Malmö
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and active in
swimming
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and
diving
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* 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), ...
, founded in 1982 as competitive team for Malmö SS and
Limhamns SS.
History
Malmö KK was founded as a collaboration of Malmö SS (founded 10 August 1869) and
Limhamns SS (founded 28 August 1925).
Since 1993, the clubs are merged and all competitive swimming is in Malmö KK.
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Malmö KK had their first Olympic swimmers at the ]1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...
, when Henrik Jangvall and Stefan Persson participated.[ The club had their first Olympic diver at the ]1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
, when Jimmy Sjödin participated.[
]
Athletes
Swimmers
''Swimmers that have participated in the Summer Olympics while representing Malmö KK:''Martin Gustavsson
Martin Gustavsson (born November 5, 1980) is a breaststroke swimmer from Sweden. In 2003 he won the silver medal in the 4×50 m medley relay at the European Short Course Championships in Dublin, Ireland, alongside Jens Petersson, Björn Lun ...
* Henrik Jangvall
* Malin Nilsson
* Eva Nyberg
* Jonas Persson
* Stefan Persson
* Lotta Wänberg
Divers
''Divers that have participated in the Summer Olympics while representing Malmö KK:''[
* Christofer Eskilsson
* Jimmy Sjödin
]
References
External links
MKK's Official Homepage
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Swimming clubs in Sweden
Sports clubs and teams established in 1982
Sports clubs and teams in Malmö
1982 establishments in Sweden
1980s establishments in Malmöhus County