Järfälla Simsällskap, commonly known as Järfälla Sim or JS, is a swimming club based in the municipality of Järfälla north of

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, founded in September 1971, and active in

swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrody ...

water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

, and

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. From the beginning, Jakobsbergs simhall, which was inaugurated in August 1971, was the home pool for Järfälla Sim, and in 2018, the club moved to Järfällabadet. The

team has been among the leading teams of Swedish water polo on the women's side for the last decade. In May 2010 both the men's and women's teams won their Swedish championships. This was the fourth championship for the women's team and the first ever for the men's team.

Swimmers

''Swimmers that have participated in the Summer Olympics while representing Järfälla Sim:'' * Petra Hildér * Fredrik Letzler

References

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