Norwegian Swimming Federation

The Norwegian Swimming Federation (Norwegian: Norges Svømmeforbund - NSF) is the national federation of swimming in Norway. The president is Per Rune Eknes (since 2009) and the vice-president is Svein-Harald Afdal. The Norwegian Swimming Federation was founded in 1910.

Norwegian Swimming Federation
Norges Svømmeforbund
SportWater polo, swimming, synchronized swimming, diving
Abbreviation(NSF)
Founded1910
AffiliationInternational Swimming Federation (FINA)
European Swimming League
(LEN)
LocationOslo, Norway
PresidentCato Bratbakk
Official website
www.svomming.no

The organisation was founded in 1910 and is headquartered at Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo. It regulates all swimming sports, including diving, water polo and synchronised swimming, trains instructors, organises swimming classes for children and adults, and issues achievement badges. It publishes a members' magazine called Norsk Svømming.[1] It will open a new swimming centre in Bergen early in 2014, at which an elite swimming series will be based[2] and which will include a museum of swimming.[3]

The Norwegian Swimming Federation is an affiliate of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports and the International Swimming Federation. In 2009 it reached a new membership record at almost 50,000, after gaining 3,000 members in the previous year.[4]

Organisation
  • President: Per Rune Eknes
  • Vice-president: Svein-Harald Afdal

See also

 Norway portal  Sports portal

References
  1. Rolf Bryhn, "Norges Svømmeforbund", Store norske leksikon, retrieved 3 December 2013 (in Norwegian)
  2. Sander Smørdal, "Norges Svømmeforbund starter elitesenter", TV 2, 15 November 2013 (in Norwegian)
  3. Tor Arne Volden, Etterlysning!, Norges Svømmeforbund, 21 November 2013 (in Norwegian)
  4. NTB, "Medlemsrekord i svømmeforbundet", Dagsavisen, 5 May 2009 (in Norwegian)

Further reading
  • Jacob T. Larsen. Svømming for alle: Norges svømmeforbund 1910–2010. Oslo: Norges Svømmeforbund, 2010. ISBN 9788271292348 (in Norwegian)
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