SK Neptun
Club information
Full nameSimklubben Neptun
Nickname(s)Neppan
CityStockholm
Founded12 October 1906 (1906-10-12)
Home pool(s)Eriksdalsbadet

Simklubben Neptun, commonly known as SK Neptun, is a Swedish swimming club from Stockholm, active in swimming, diving, water polo, and synchronized swimming.[1] The home pool is Eriksdalsbadet in Stockholm.

History

SK Neptun was found on founded 12 October 1906 by 18 people, all former members Stockholms KK, among them Max Gumpel, Harald Julin and Johan af Klercker.[2]

SK Neptun had their first Olympic participants at the 1908 Summer Olympics, when swimmers Wille Andersson, Max Gumpel, and Gustaf Wretman, and diver Arvid Spångberg participated.[3]

Athletes

Swimmers

Swimmers that have participated in the Summer Olympics while representing SK Neptun:

SK Neptun swimmer Thor Henning (left) at the 1920 Olympics
SK Neptun swimmer Simon Sjödin in 2015

Divers

Divers that have participated in the Summer Olympics while representing SK Neptun:

Water polo players

Water polo players that have participated in the Summer Olympics while representing SK Neptun:

References

  1. "Kontakt".
  2. Fröberg, Owe, ed. (2006), Simklubben Neptun 100 år: 1906-2006 (PDF) (in Swedish), Stockholm: Simklubben Neptun, p. 16, ISBN 978-91-631-9203-6
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 "Olympedia – SK Neptun, Stockholm (SWE)".
  4. "Jennie Johansson - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté".
  5. "Stefan Nystrand - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté".
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