Malmö KK

Malmö KK
Club information
Full name	Malmö Kappsimningsklubb
Short name	MKK
City	Malmö
Founded	1982; 43 years ago (1982)
Home pool(s)	Simhallsbadet

Malmö Kappsimningsklubb, commonly known as Malmö KK or MKK, is a Swedish swimming club based in Malmö and active in swimming and diving, founded in 1982 as competitive team for Malmö SS and Limhamns SS.[1]

History

Malmö KK was founded as a collaboration of Malmö SS (founded 10 August 1869) and Limhamns SS (founded 28 August 1925).[2] Since 1993, the clubs are merged and all competitive swimming is in Malmö KK.[1]

Malmö KK had their first Olympic swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics, when Henrik Jangvall and Stefan Persson participated.[3] The club had their first Olympic diver at the 1996 Summer Olympics, when Jimmy Sjödin participated.[3]

Athletes

Swimmers

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

• Jan Bidrman
• Eric la Fleur
• Martin Gustavsson
• Henrik Jangvall
• Malin Nilsson
• Eva Nyberg
• Jonas Persson
• Stefan Persson
• Lotta Wänberg

Divers

Divers that have participated in the Summer Olympics while representing Malmö KK:[3]

• Christofer Eskilsson
• Jimmy Sjödin

References

1. "Om oss | MalmöKappsimningsklubb".
2. Stadgar, 25 March 2015
3. "Olympedia – Malmö KK, Malmö (SWE)".

External links

• MKK's Official Homepage (in Swedish)