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German Swimming Federation

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German Swimming Federation
LEN
Association crest
Founded1886
FINA affiliation1908
LEN affiliationxxxx
PresidentChrista Thiel

The German Swimming Federation (in German: Deutscher Schwimm-Verband), or DSV is the aquatics national federation for Germany. It oversees competition in the 5 aquatics disciplines (swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo and open water swimming; and Masters competition in these).

It is affiliated to:

Among other responsibilities, DSV is charged with:

  • fielding German teams to international aquatics competitions (such as the Olympics),
  • maintaining the German Records for swimming,
  • organizing German Championships in aquatics.

DSV was created on 8 August 1886. It has its headquarters in Kassel.[1]

Organisation

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  • President: Christa Thiel

See also

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References

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  1. ^ len.eu http://len.eu/Lists/Federations/federation.aspx?ID=28&Source=http%3A%2F%2Flen.eu%2FLEN%2Ffederations.aspx&ContentTypeId=0x0100AAC74DD961478C4D96180C9ECAF3E151=LEN. Retrieved 2016-01-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[title missing]