Norrköpings KK

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Norrköpings KK
Club information
Full nameNorrköpings Kappsimningsklubb
Short nameNKK
City Norrköping
Founded7 September 1919;103 years ago (1919-09-07)
Home pool(s) Centralbadet

Norrköpings Kappsimningsklubb, commonly known as Norrköpings KK or NKK, is a Swedish swimming club from Norrköping, founded 7 September 1919. [1] Norrköpings KK resides in Centralbadet, Råsslabadet, Ringdansen, and Himmelstalundsbadet. [2] Its best-known swimmers are the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal winner Björn Borg and Olympic silver medallist Tina Gustafsson.

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Swimmers

Swimmers that have participated in the Summer Olympics while representing Norrköpings KK: [3]

Norrkopings KK swimmer Bjorn Borg Bjorn Borg (swimmer).jpg
Norrköpings KK swimmer Björn Borg

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References

  1. Stadgar Norrköpings Kappsimningsklubb (PDF), 21 March 2018
  2. "Historik".
  3. "Olympedia – Norrköpings KK, Norrköping (SWE)".