The German Swimming Federation (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: FINA, which oversees international swimming; LEN, which oversees swimming in Europe; the German Olympic Sports Confederation; and the German Government's Secretary of State for Sport.
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.
Organisation President: Christa Thiel
See also :de:Deutscher Schwimm-Verbandn–DSV's page on German Wikipedia. www.dsv.de—official website.
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