Swedish Swimming Championships
SportSwimming
Founded1899
No. of teams82 (2007)
Country Sweden
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The Swedish Swimming Championships (Swedish: Svenska Mästerskapen i simning, SM i simning, Sim-SM, Långbane-SM) are held annually in the Swedish summer in outdoor 50 m pool. The championships sometimes also works as trials for the Summer Olympics, World Championships and European Championships. Swimmers representing Swedish swim teams may participate.

History

The first Swedish Swimming Championship was held in 1899[1] and in the beginning the championships were held in lakes or seas. During the 1920s and 1930s next to all championships were held in Eriksdalsbadet in Stockholm, but when it was demolished the championships started to move around Sweden.

Since 1988 the Senior's and Junior's Swedish Championships are hosted together with timed finals for the Junior's in the morning together with the prelims for the older swimmer.

The swimmer with the most individual gold medals is Anders Holmertz with 39 titles, before Therese Alshammar with 34, Arne Borg with 30, Lars Frölander with 27 titles and Robert Andersson with 24 titles. Of them, Therese Alshammar and Lars Frölander are the only swimmer still active.

Champions

Name Clubs Titles Years Best event (titles)
Anders HolmertzMotala SS, Spårvägens SF391984–1996 400 m freestyle (13)
Therese AlshammarJärfälla SS, SK Neptun341993–2007 50 m freestyle, 50 m backstroke (both 9)
Arne BorgStockholms KK301919–1929 500 m freestyle (9)
Lars FrölanderBorlänge SS, Sundsvalls SS, Linköpings ASS271993–2007 100 m butterfly (10)
Robert AnderssonStockholms KK241906–1919 200 m freestyle, 500 m freestyle (both 5)
Björn BorgNorrköpings KK231936–1944 400 m freestyle (6)
Gunnar LarssonMalmö SS211967–1973 400 m freestyle, 200 m IM (both 5)
Michael JacobssonTäby Sim211997–2003 400 m IM (7)
Per-Olof ÖstrandHofors AIF, IF Elfsborg211947–1955 400 m freestyle (9)
Thor HenningSK Neptun211911–1921 200 m breaststroke, 400 m breaststroke (both 6)
Per-Olof OlssonSoIK Hellas201937–1949 100 m freestyle (11)
Martin GustavssonMalmö KK192002–2006 100 m breaststroke, 200 m breaststroke (both 7)
John RothmanStockholms KK191937–1949 200 m breaststroke (11)
Thomas LejdströmVästerås SS181979–1987 400 m freestyle, 400 m IM (both 4)
Jan BidrmanMalmö KK171986–1992 400 m IM (6)
Anita ZarnowieckiSimavdelningen 1902171969–1975 400 m IM (6)
Josefin LillhageVäsby SS162001–2007 200 m freestyle (7)
Agneta ErikssonVästerås SS161979–1987 100 m butterfly (6)
Sara NordenstamVäsby SS151998–2003 400 m IM (6)
Wilhelm AnderssonSK Neptun151909–1918 500 m freestyle (5)

Venues

  • 1899 – Stockholm
  • 1900 – Stockholm
  • 1901 – Stockholm
  • 1902 – Stockholm
  • 1903 – Stockholm
  • 1904 – Styrsö, Gothenburg
  • 1905 – Malmö
  • 1906 – Styrsö, Gothenburg
  • 1907 – Styrsö, Gothenburg
  • 1908 – Stockholm / Styrsö, Gothenburg
  • 1909 – Stockholm / Örebro / Gothenburg
  • 1910 – Stockholm
  • 1911 – Stockholm / Eskilstuna / Gothenburg
  • 1912 – Stockholm
  • 1913 – Stockholm
  • 1914 – Stockholm (m), Eskilstuna (f)
  • 1915 – Stockholm (m), Gothenburg (f)
  • 1916 – Saltsjöbaden
  • 1917 – Saltsjöbaden
  • 1918 – Stockholm
  • 1919 – Malmö
  • 1920 – Stockholm
  • 1921 – Stockholm
  • 1922 – Stockholm
  • 1923 – Stockholm
  • 1924 – Långedrag
  • 1925 – Stockholm
  • 1926 – Stockholm
  • 1927 – Stockholm
  • 1928 – Stockholm
  • 1929 – Stockholm
  • 1930 – Stockholm
  • 1931 – Stockholm
  • 1932 – Stockholm
  • 1933 – Stockholm
  • 1934 – Stockholm
  • 1935 – Stockholm
  • 1936 – Stockholm
  • 1937 – Stockholm
  • 1938 – Stockholm
  • 1939 – Stockholm
  • 1940 – Linköping
  • 1941 – Lidköping
  • 1942 – Ängelholm
  • 1943 – Linköping
  • 1944 – Malmö
  • 1945 – Varberg
  • 1946 – Kalmar
  • 1947 – Varberg
  • 1948 – Lidköping
  • 1949 – Karlskrona
  • 1950 – Stora Tuna
  • 1951 – Varberg
  • 1952 – Kalmar
  • 1953 – Linköping
  • 1954 – Linköping
  • 1955 – Harnäs
  • 1956 – Halmstad
  • 1957 – Varberg
  • 1958 – Eskilstuna
  • 1959 – Fyrisbadet, Uppsala
  • 1960 – Fyrisbadet, Uppsala
  • 1961 – Varberg
  • 1962 – Ronneby
  • 1963 – Stockholm
  • 1964 – Örebro
  • 1965 – Valbo Sportcentrum, Valbo
  • 1966 – Stockholm
  • 1967 – Landskrona
  • 1968 – Jönköping
  • 1969 – Landskrona
  • 1970 – Varberg
  • 1971 – Jönköping
  • 1972 – Borås
  • 1973 – Norrköping
  • 1974 – Jönköping
  • 1975 – Norrköping
  • 1976 – Skövde
  • 1977 – Örebro
  • 1978 – Landskrona
  • 1979 – Ronneby
  • 1980 – Ronneby
  • 1981 – Gävle
  • 1982 – Stockholm
  • 1983 – Falun
  • 1984 – Västerås
  • 1985 – Rosenlundsbadet, Jönköping
  • 1986 – Åby simhall, Mölndal
  • 1987 – Valhallabadet, Gothenburg
  • 1988 – Rosenlundsbadet, Jönköping
  • 1989 – Citadellbadet, Landskrona
  • 1990 – Himmelstalundsbadet, Norrköping
  • 1991 – Fyrishov, Uppsala
  • 1992 – Alidebergsbadet, Borås
  • 1993 – Citadellbadet, Landskrona
  • 1994 – Himmelstalundsbadet, Norrköping
  • 1995 – Citadellbadet, Landskrona
  • 1996 – Fyrishov, Uppsala
  • 1997 – Himmelstalundsbadet, Norrköping
  • 1998 – Sporthallsbadet, Sundsvall
  • 1999 – Halmstads Simstadion, Halmstad
  • 2000 – Citadellbadet, Landskrona
  • 2001 – Sporthallsbadet, Sundsvall
  • 2002 – Citadellbadet, Landskrona
  • 2003 – Himmelstalundsbadet, Norrköping
  • 2004 – Eriksdalsbadet, Stockholm
  • 2005 – Sporthallsbadet, Sundsvall
  • 2006 – Citadellbadet, Landskrona
  • 2007 – Halmstads Simstadion, Halmstad
  • 2008 – Himmelstalundsbadet, Norrköping
  • 2009 – Linköping
  • 2010 – Malmö
  • 2011 – Halmstad
  • 2012 – Norrköping
  • 2013 – Simstadion Brottet, Halmstad

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Swedish) SM genom tiderna (trans: Swedish Championships through the ages), section of the 2013 Swedish Championships page; retrieved 2013-07-03.
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