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Simborgarmärket
Simborgarmärket
Date8 July 1934 (1934-07-08)
CountrySweden
Presented bySwedish Swimming Federation

Simborgarmärket is an award given to any person who can swimg at least 200 meters, chosing stroke. It was first awarded on 8 July 1934, on the initiative of David Jonason to increase the number of people able to swim. Originally, girls/women only needed to swim 150 meters.[1]

References

  1. ^ Beatrice Emmerik (3 June 2014). "80 år sedan det första propagandamärket för simning" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. Retrieved 20 February 2015.