Vansbrosimningen
Encyclopedia
Vansbrosimningen is an annual open water swimming
competition held in Vansbro
, Dalarna
, Sweden
since 1950. The distance is 3,000 m, first 2,000 m in Vanån
then 1,000 m in Västerdal River
. It is part of En svensk klassiker, a swedish classic which means completing skiing Vasaloppet, biking Vätternrundan and Vansbrosimmet.
Open water swimming
Open water swimming takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, bays, lakes, rivers, canals, and reservoirs.The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming is sometimes taken to be May 3, 1810, when Lord Byron swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to Asia.In...
competition held in Vansbro
Vansbro
Vansbro is a locality in Dalarna and the seat of Vansbro Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden. It has about 2,000 inhabitants, out of a total municipal population of 7,000....
, Dalarna
Dalarna
', English exonym: Dalecarlia, is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden. Another English language form established in literature is the Dales. Places involving the element Dalecarlia exist in the United States....
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
since 1950. The distance is 3,000 m, first 2,000 m in Vanån
Vanån
Vanån is a river in Sweden and the largest tributary of Västerdal River. The annual open water swimming competition Vansbrosimningen takes place in Vanån and Västerdal River ....
then 1,000 m in Västerdal River
Västerdal River
Västerdalälven is a 300 km long river in Sweden that flows southeast through Dalarna. Its sources are Görälven and Fuluälven and the end point is Djurås, in the municipality of Gagnef, where it connects with Österdalälven to form Dalälven...
. It is part of En svensk klassiker, a swedish classic which means completing skiing Vasaloppet, biking Vätternrundan and Vansbrosimmet.
Men
No winners were selected the years 1950-1955.| Year | Name | Club/Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Göran Åberg | Örebro SS | 42.34 |
| 1957 | Glenn Pettersson | Upsala SS | 42.19 |
| 1958 | Glenn Pettersson | Upsala SS | 37.12 |
| 1959 | Glenn Pettersson | Upsala SS | 38.20 |
| 1960 | Håkan Bengtsson | Stockholmspolisens IF Stockholmspolisens IF Stockholmspolisens IF is a Swedish swim team from Stockholm, Sweden founded in 1912. Stockholmspolisens IF also has departments in team handball, basketball, football, judo and, triathlon. The swimming department offers swimming, diving, masters swimming and water polo.-External links:*... |
39.50 |
| 1961 | Mats Svensson | Elfsborgs IF | 37.20 |
| 1962 | Sten Ekman | Tunafors SK | 37.55 |
| 1963 | Mats Svensson | Elfsborgs IF | 35.38 |
| 1964 | Tommy Danielsson | Stockholms KK Stockholms KK Stockholms KK is a Swedish swim club from Stockholm founded in 1895. They compete in swimming and water polo. The most famous swimmers of SKK is the twin brothers Arne Borg and Åke Borg. SKK organizes yearly an invitational meet named after Arne Borg, Arne Borgs minne.-Swimmers:*Arne Borg*Åke... |
40.40 |
| 1965 | Hans Rosendal | Katrineholms SS | 38.04 |
| 1966 | Sven von Holst | Stockholms KK Stockholms KK Stockholms KK is a Swedish swim club from Stockholm founded in 1895. They compete in swimming and water polo. The most famous swimmers of SKK is the twin brothers Arne Borg and Åke Borg. SKK organizes yearly an invitational meet named after Arne Borg, Arne Borgs minne.-Swimmers:*Arne Borg*Åke... |
36.13 |
| 1967 | Birger Eriksson | Stockholmspolisens IF Stockholmspolisens IF Stockholmspolisens IF is a Swedish swim team from Stockholm, Sweden founded in 1912. Stockholmspolisens IF also has departments in team handball, basketball, football, judo and, triathlon. The swimming department offers swimming, diving, masters swimming and water polo.-External links:*... |
35.59 |
| 1968 | Erkki Hänninen | Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
36.10 |
| 1969 | Peter Feil | Eskilstuna SS | 33.50 |
| 1970 | Sven von Holst | Stockholms KK Stockholms KK Stockholms KK is a Swedish swim club from Stockholm founded in 1895. They compete in swimming and water polo. The most famous swimmers of SKK is the twin brothers Arne Borg and Åke Borg. SKK organizes yearly an invitational meet named after Arne Borg, Arne Borgs minne.-Swimmers:*Arne Borg*Åke... |
35.07 |
| 1971 | Olle Fransson | Eskilstuna SS | 34.29 |
| 1972 | Bengt Jönsson | Sollefteå ASS | 35.58 |
| 1973 | Anders Sandberg | SKK-Spårvägen | 34.23 |
| 1974 | Anders Sandberg | SKK-Spårvägen | 34.36 |
| 1975 | Bengt Jönsson | Sollefteå ASS | 34.57 |
| 1976 | Bernt Zarnowiecki | Falu SS | 35.28 |
| 1977 | Owe Lindqvist | Borlänge SS | 33.40 |
| 1978 | Sven von Holst | Falu SS | 34.35 |
| 1979 | Kent Andersson | Oxelösunds SS | 33.48 |
| 1980 | Kent Andersson | Oxelösunds SS | 23.48 (shortened) |
| 1981 | Canceled | ||
| 1982 | Kent Andersson | Oxelösunds SS | 34.42 |
| 1983 | Kent Andersson | Oxelösunds SS | 33.28 |
| 1984 | Kent Andersson | Simavdelningen 1902 Simavdelningen 1902 S 02, Simavdelningen 1902, was a Swedish swim team from Gothenburg founded in 1902. It went bankrupt soon after its 100 year jubilee, and was replaced by SK S02.-Swimmers:*Bengt Gingsjö*Josefin Lillhage*Anders Lyrbring... |
21.51 (shortened) |
| 1985 | Krister Sikström | Västerås SS Västerås SS The Västerås Simsällskap, Västerås SS or VSS, Swedish, is a swim team from Västerås founded November 3, 1910. Its home pool is Lögarängsbadet in Västerås. The club practises swimming, diving, water polo, and masters swimming.-Swimmers:* Agneta Eriksson... |
33.26 |
| 1986 | Henrik Jangvall Henrik Jangvall Lars Henrik Jangvall is a former Swedish Olympic freestyle swimmer. He competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he swum the 400 m freestyle and 4×200 m freestyle team.-References:*... |
Sundsvalls SS Sundsvalls SS Sundsvalls SS is a Swedish swim team from Sundsvall training in Sporthallsbadet. The most famous swimmers is Olympic gold medalist on 100m Butterfly Lars Frölander and Olympic bronze medalist Anna-Karin Kammerling.-External links:*... |
32.30 |
| 1987 | Mats Nygren | Västerås SS Västerås SS The Västerås Simsällskap, Västerås SS or VSS, Swedish, is a swim team from Västerås founded November 3, 1910. Its home pool is Lögarängsbadet in Västerås. The club practises swimming, diving, water polo, and masters swimming.-Swimmers:* Agneta Eriksson... |
32.11 |
| 1988 | Jarmo Salonen | Södertälje SS | 32.20 |
| 1989 | Magnus Karlsson | Norrköpings KK Norrköpings KK Norrköpings KK is a Swedish swim team from Norrköping, founded September 7, 1919. The most well-known swimmers are the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal winner Björn Borg and Olympic silver medallist Tina Gustafsson.-External links:*... |
31.07 |
| 1990 | Magnus Karlsson | Norrköpings KK Norrköpings KK Norrköpings KK is a Swedish swim team from Norrköping, founded September 7, 1919. The most well-known swimmers are the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal winner Björn Borg and Olympic silver medallist Tina Gustafsson.-External links:*... |
21.06 (shortened) |
| 1991 | Canceled | ||
| 1992 | Ola Strömberg | Malmö KK Malmö KK Malmö KK, Malmö Kappsimningsklubb, is a Swedish swim team from Malmö founded 1982 as competitive team for Malmö SS and Limhamns SS.-Swimmers:*Jan Bidrman*Daniel Carlsson *Attila Czene *Martin Gustavsson*Ida Mattsson*Stefan Persson... |
31.38 |
| 1993 | Mikael E Rosén | Fagersta SK | 18.01 (shortened) |
| 1994 | Ola Strömberg | Malmö KK Malmö KK Malmö KK, Malmö Kappsimningsklubb, is a Swedish swim team from Malmö founded 1982 as competitive team for Malmö SS and Limhamns SS.-Swimmers:*Jan Bidrman*Daniel Carlsson *Attila Czene *Martin Gustavsson*Ida Mattsson*Stefan Persson... |
32.06 |
| 1995 | Canceled | ||
| 1996 | Oscar Forsberg | Motala SS | 20.08 (shortened) |
| 1997 | Oscar Forsberg | Motala SS | 31.33 |
| 1998 | Joachim Willén | Motala SS | 31.55 |
| 1999 | Mikael E Rosén | Sundsvalls SS Sundsvalls SS Sundsvalls SS is a Swedish swim team from Sundsvall training in Sporthallsbadet. The most famous swimmers is Olympic gold medalist on 100m Butterfly Lars Frölander and Olympic bronze medalist Anna-Karin Kammerling.-External links:*... |
30.47 |
| 2000 | Fredrik Olsson | Hudiksvalls SS | 17.58 |
| 2001 | Mikael E Rosén | Stockholmspolisens IF Stockholmspolisens IF Stockholmspolisens IF is a Swedish swim team from Stockholm, Sweden founded in 1912. Stockholmspolisens IF also has departments in team handball, basketball, football, judo and, triathlon. The swimming department offers swimming, diving, masters swimming and water polo.-External links:*... |
32.04 |
| 2002 | Fredrik Olsson | Hudiksvalls SS | 29.46 |
| 2003 | Fredrik Olsson | Hudiksvalls SS | 29.45 |
| 2004 | Fredrik Olsson | Hudiksvalls SS | 32.31 |
| 2005 | Erik Strand | Falu SS | 33.31,9 |
| 2006 | Daniel Halldén | Trollhättans SS | 31.55 |
| 2007 | Mike Thorén | Motala SS | 31.56 |
| 2008 | Mike Thorén | Linköpings ASS Linköpings ASS Linköpings Allmänna Simsällskap is one of the oldest Swedish swim teams, founded on June 4, 1824. It's one of the most well-known swim teams and water polo team. The head coach for the swim team Mikael Holmertz, brother to Anders and Per Holmertz... |
31.57 |
| 2009 | Johan Sandberg | Väsby SS Väsby SS Väsby Simsällskap is a swim team from Upplands Väsby north of Stockholm, Sweden. It was founded in 1964 and the home pool is Vilundabadet. Väsby SS is one of the major Swedish swim teams finishing in the top by medals on the latest Swedish Swimming Championships... |
29.52 |
| 2010 | Mike Thorén | Motala SS | 31.32 |
| 2011 | Nicklas Luplau | West Swim Esbjerg | 30.05 |