Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships
| Sport | Swimming |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1953 |
| No. of teams | 65 (2006) |
| Country |
 Sweden |
| Most recent champion(s) | Last winners lists |
The Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships (Swedish: Svenska mästerskapen i kortbanesimning) are annually in late November in an indoor 25m pool. The championships sometimes also works as trials for the World Championships and European Short Course Swimming Championships. Swimmers representing Swedish swim teams may participate. Non-Swedish swimmers who have participated include Anthony Ervin and Attila Czene.
History
The first Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships was swum in 1953[1] in Stockholm, but the first Swedish Swimming Championship was held in 1899.
On the first championship, the events were 50 m freestyle, 200 m backstroke, 100 m butterfly and 4×50 m freestyle relay for men and women. Swimmers from SK Neptun won three of the events, while SK Poseidon's swimmers won two.
Two times the Short Course Championships has been swum in long course in pools, in 1988, when it worked as 1988 Summer Olympics trials and in 1990, when it worked as 1991 World Aquatics Championships trials.
The swimmer with the most individual gold medals is Therese Alshammar (41 titles), Anders Holmertz (33), Agneta Eriksson (24) and Thomas Lejdström and Johanna Sjöberg (both 20). Of them, Therese Alshammar is the only swimmer still active.
Champions
| Name | Clubs | Titles | Years | Best event (titles) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alshammar, ThereseTherese Alshammar | Järfälla SS, SK Neptun, Helsingborgs SS | 41 | 1991-2006 | 50 m backstroke (12) |
| Holmertz, AndersAnders Holmertz | Motala SS, Spårvägens SF | 33 | 1984-1997 | 400 m freestyle (14) |
| Eriksson, AgnetaAgneta Eriksson | Västerås SS | 24 | 1980-1987 | 100 m freestyle, 200 m freestyle, 100 m butterfly (all 7) |
| Lejdström, ThomasThomas Lejdström | Västerås SS | 20 | 1979-1985 | 400 m IM (6) |
| Sjöberg, JohannaJohanna Sjöberg | Helsingborgs SS, Södertälje SS, Spårvägens SF | 20 | 1995-2005 | 100 m butterfly (9) |
| Nilsson, MalinMalin Nilsson | Malmö KK, Simavdelningen 1902 | 17 | 1990-1995 | 400 m freestyle, 800 m freestyle (both 6) |
| Berggren, PeterPeter Berggren | Skärets SS | 15 | 1980-1989 | 100 m breaststroke (8) |
| Karlsson, LouiseLouise Karlsson | Skärets SS, Helsingborgs SS | 15 | 1990-1997 | 50 m breaststroke (4) |
| Holmström, AnnelieAnnelie Holmström | Stockholmspolisens IF | 14 | 1980-1986 | 100 m breaststroke (8) |
| Frölander, LarsLars Frölander | Borlänge SS, Sundsvalls SS, Linköpings ASS | 14 | 1992-2006 | 100 m butterfly (7) |
| Lillhage, JosefinJosefin Lillhage | Simavdelningen 1902, Göteborg Sim, Väsby SS | 14 | 1996-2006 | 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle (both 6) |
| Zarnowiecki, AnitaAnita Zarnowiecki | Simavdelningen 1902 | 13 | 1969-1975 | 400 m IM (4) |
| Arvidsson, PärPär Arvidsson | Finspångs SK | 13 | 1977-1983 | 100 m butterfly, 200 m butterfly (both 5) |
| Baron, BengtBengt Baron | Finspångs SK | 13 | 1979-1984 | 100 m backstroke (6) |
| Svahnström, MalinMalin Svahnström | Väsby SS | 13 | 1996-2005 | 200 m IM (5) |
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See also
References
- ↑ "Kortbane-SM i simning (25 metersbana)" (in Swedish). Simma. Retrieved 10 April 2016.