Helsingborgs Simsällskap, commonly known as Helsingborgs S or HS, is a

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swim team based in

Helsingborg Helsingborg (, , ), is a Urban areas in Sweden, city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Scania County, Scania (Skåne), Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Scania (after Malmö) and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, ninth ...

Skåne County Skåne County ( ), sometimes referred to as Scania County or just Scania in English, is the southernmost Counties of Sweden, county, or , of Sweden, mostly corresponding to the traditional Provinces of Sweden, province of Scania. It borders th ...

and founded in on 10 June 1907. The club's activities take place in Filbornabadet and Simhallsbadet. The most famous swimmers are

Therese Alshammar Malin Therese Alshammar (born 26 August 1977) is a Sweden, Swedish Swimming (sport), swimmer who has won three Olympic medals, 25 World Championship medals, and 43 European Championship medals. She is a specialist in short distances races in fre ...

Helena Åberg Sara Helena Åberg (born 16 July 1971) is a former Swedes, Swedish Olympic freestyle swimming, freestyle swimmer. She competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, where she swam the 50-metre Freestyle swimming, freestyle, finishing 23rd. Åberg also re ...

Johanna Sjöberg Johanna Sjöberg (born 8 March 1978) is a Swedish former international swimmer, who won her first medal in 1997 at the European Swimming Championships in Seville; a bronze in the 100 m butterfly. Clubs * Bromöllaortens SS * Helsingborgs SS ...

and

Emma Igelström Emma Igelström (born 6 March 1980 in Karlshamn) is a former breaststroke swimmer and European record holder from Sweden. She competed in the 2000 Olympics at Sports Reference She quit her career because of bulimia ...

, who have all competed in the

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, then part of the King ...

. Helsingborgs S was the largest sports club in Helsingborg in 2023, twice the size of football club

Eskilsminne IF Eskilsminne IF is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg in Skåne County. Currently playing in Division 1 Södra, the third tier in the Swedish football league system. Eskilsminnes team colours today are yellow and blue striped, which ...

Swimmers

''Swimmers that have participated in the Summer Olympics while representing Helsingborgs S:'' *

Louise Hansson Louise Maria Hansson (born 24 November 1996) is a Swedish competitive swimmer, a member of Helsingborgs SS. Career International Swimming League In spring 2020, Hansson signed for the Toronto Titans, the first Canadian based team in the ISL ...

Sophie Hansson Sophie Elizabeth Hansson (born 2 August 1998) is a Swedish Olympic swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Her older sister Louise Hansson Louise Maria Hansson (born 24 November 1996) i ...

* Suzanne Nilsson *

Per-Ola Quist Per-Ola Quist (born 18 February 1961 in Malmö, Skåne County) is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. He competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially ...

Coaches

* Hans Chrunak

References

External links

Helsingborgs SS's official homepage
(In Swedish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Helsingborgs SS Sports clubs and teams in Helsingborg Sports clubs and teams established in 1907 Swimming clubs in Sweden 1907 establishments in Sweden 1900s establishments in Malmöhus County