Sweden men's national water polo team

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FINA code SWE
Association Swedish Swimming Federation
Confederation LEN (Europe)
Olympic Games  (team statistics)
Appearances 8 (first in 1908 )
Best resultSilver medal icon.svg (1912)
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Website svensksimidrott.se

The Sweden men's national water polo team is the representative for Sweden in international men's water polo. The team has participated in eight tournaments at the Summer Olympics.

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References

  1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.