Olympiacos (swimming club)

For the parent multi-sport club, see Olympiacos CFP.

Olympiacos CFP

Nicknames	Thrylos (The Legend) Erythrolefkoi (The Red-Whites)
Founded	1925
Based in	Piraeus, Greece
Colours	Red, White
President	Michalis Kountouris
Head coach	Nikos Gemelos
Championships	64 Greek League Championships OPEN 9 Greek Open Water Championships 4 Greek Cups (25m pool) 1 Panhellenic Masters Championship 1 Greek Super Cup
Website	olympiacossfp.gr

Olympiacos swimming club is the swimming department of the major Greek multi-sport club, Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus, Greece. The department was founded in 1925, being one of the founding members of the Hellenic Swimming Federation.

Olympiacos is the most successful team in the history of Greek swimming, having won a record 64 Greek League Championships, 9 Greek Open Water Championships, 4 Greek Cups (25m pool), 1 Panhellenic Masters Championship and 1 Greek Super Cup. The club's dominating success can be further evidenced by the fact that all other Greek swimming clubs have won a combined total of 34 Greek League titles. Olympiacos also hold the record for the most consecutive Greek League titles won, with twenty-eight (28) in a row (1996–2023), which is a record in Greek sports history. Olympiakos swimming department holds the world record of having won at least one title in every season, for fifty-three (54) consecutive years. Since 1997, the department is led by head coach Nikos Gemelos, who has coached Olympiacos to 27 consecutive Greek League titles.

Olympiacos has produced some of the greatest swimmers in Greek swimming history, such as the Olympic silver medalist, five-time Olympian, two-time World Champion, World Cup gold medalist, and two-time European Champion[1] Spyros Gianniotis, who is considered the greatest Greek swimmer of all time.[2][3]

Honours

Greek competitions

• Greek Championship (Club)
  • Winners (65): 1929, 1930,[4] 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 ,2024
• Greek Championship (Men's)
  • Winners (59): 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 ,2024
• Greek Championship (Women's)
  • Winners (55): 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 ,2024
• Greek Cup (25m pool)
  • Winners (4): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
• Greek Open Water Championship (Club)
  • Winners (9): 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,[5] 2022,[6] 2023
• Greek Open Water Championship (Men's)
  • Winners (9): 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
• Greek Open Water Championship (Women's)
  • Winners (10): 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• Panhellenic Masters Championship
  • Winners (1): 2017
• Greek Super Cup
  • Winners (1): 2015

Winter Swimming

• Winter Greek League Championship
  • Winners (33): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
• Winter Greek Christmas Cup
  • Winners (20): 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018[7]

Regional

• Greek Championship (South Greece)
  • Winners (6): 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1939
• Greek Championship (Center)
  • Winners (4): 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968
• Club Greek Championship (Center)
  • Winners (1): 1961

Other

• Special Panhellenic Swimming Cup
  • Winners (1): 1967

Youth Department

• International Meeting
  • Winners (3): 1970,[8] 1972,[9] 1973[10]
  • Runners-up (1): 1971[11]

European Honours

year	honour	notes
European Champions Clubs Cup
1987	9th place
1988	9th place

Notable swimmers

Spyros Gianniotis Apostolos Christou

Notable coaches

Nikos Gemelos

External links

• Olympiacos CFP

References

1. Spyros Gianniotis – Medals and Honours, Hellenic Swimming Federation official website
2. Spyros Gianniotis: Swimmer of gold: "One year later, the leading Greek swimmer of all time, proved that he still has the mental reserves and strength to return to the top of the world. (...) 33-year-old Gianniotis, after a "crazy race", as he described it, finished first in the 10 km open sea at the World Aquatic Championships in Barcelona and won the gold medal, tovima.gr, 23/07/2013
3. Σπύρος Γιαννιώτης: Ο «σύγχρονος Ποσειδώνας» που δίδαξε ήθος, sport-fm.gr, 15/07/2021
4. http://efimeris.nlg.gr/ns/pdfwin.asp?c=125&dc=3&db=8&da=1931 ^[bare URL]
5. "Πανελλήνιο Πρωτάθλημα όλων των κατηγοριών & Masters: Τροπαιούχος ο Ολυμπιακός, πρώτευσε και στις τρεις βαθμολογίες".
6. "Ολυμπιακός: Πρωταθλητής και στην ανοιχτή θάλασσα". 26 July 2022.
7. "Grand Prix Χριστουγεννων 2018".
8. Αθλητική Ηχώ, 16 & 18-07-1970, in Greek
9. ΦΩΣ, 09-07-1973, in Greek
10. ΦΩΣ, 10-07-1973, in Greek
11. Αθλητική Ηχώ, 28-06-1973, in Greek