Linköpings Allmänna Simsällskap, commonly known as Linköpings ASS or LASS, is a Swedish swimming club based in Linköping and founded on 4 June 1824.[1] The founding date makes Linköpings ASS one of the oldest Swedish swim teams. The club is active in swimming and diving[2]
| Linköpings ASS | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Club information | |
| Full name | Linköpings Allmänna Simsällskap |
| Short name | LASS |
| City | Linköping |
| Founded | 4 June 1824 as Linköpings SS |
| Home pool(s) | Linköpings simhall Tinnerbäcksbadet |
| Swimming | |
| Head coach | Vacant |
| Diving | |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Water Polo | |
| Founded | 1974 |
History
editAn initiative of Per Westman, Linköpings ASS was founded in 1824 as Linköpings Simsällskap.[3] On 18 August 1824, the club organised their first swimming graduation ceremony (Swedish: simpromotion), where 9 bachelors and 20 masters graduated.[3] In 1891, the club took its current name, Linköpings ASS.[4]
Linköpings ASS had their first Olympic swimmer at the 1948 Summer Olympics, when Elisabeth Ahlgren participated.[5] In 1988, Linköpings ASS had their first Olympics synchronized swimmer at the 1988 Summer Olympics, when Marie Jacobsson participated.[5]
Led by coach Mikael Holmertz and swimmer Lars Frölander, Linköpings ASS was Sweden's best swimming club four years in a row from 2007 to 2010.[6]
In 2009, the water polo team of Linköpings ASS left the swimming club and started Linköpings VF.[7]
Bertil Wennberg became the swimming head coach in 2013. [8] In August 2021, Rebecka Lester became swimming head coach of Linköpings ASS after Niklas Larsson.[9] In 2022, Robin van Aggele, became swimming head coach of Linköpings ASS.[10]
Athletes
editSwimmers
editSwimmers that have participated in the Summer Olympics while representing Linköpings ASS:
Synchronized swimmers
editSynchronized swimmers that have participated in the Summer Olympics while representing Linköpings ASS:
References
edit- ^ Stadgar Linköpings Allmänna Simsällskap (PDF), 23 March 2022
- ^ "Linköpings Allmänna Simsällskap".
- ^ a b "Linköpings Allmänna Simsällskap".
- ^ Stenberg, O. (1943). "Linköping". Nordisk familjeboks sportlexikon: uppslagsverk för sport, gymnastik och friluftsliv. Band 5 Lahtis–Röhse (in Swedish). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förlag. pp. 128–130.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Olympedia – Linköpings ASS, Linköping (SWE)".
- ^ "LASS bäst igen". Sveriges Radio. 19 July 2010.
- ^ "Linköpings ASS extra årsstämma".
- ^ "Bertil Wennberg ny huvudtränare/Ungdomstränare för Linköpings Allmänna Simsällskap".
- ^ "Ny huvudtränare".
- ^ "Robin van Aggele, ny huvudtränare fr o m 1 december".
- ^ "Lars Frölander - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté".
External links
edit- LASS's official homepage (in Swedish)