SK Ran

SK Ran
Club information
Full nameSimklubben Ran
CityMalmö
Founded1 September 1922; 104 years ago (1922-09-01)
Home poolSegevångsbadet

Simklubben Ran, commonly known as SK Ran, is a Swedish swimming club from Malmö, Sweden, founded on 1 September 1922, and competing in swimming and water polo. The club resides at Segevångsbadet.

Swedish two-times Olympic gold medalist Gunnar Larsson has swum for SK Ran.

History

SK Ran was founded at Ribersborgs open-air bath by Ivan Lundquist and 50 others with the aim to compete with Malmö SS. In 1931, SK Ran had their first competitor at the Swedish Swimming Championships; it was Gulli Andersson who took a silver medal on 100 metre backstroke and a bronze medal on 100 metre freestyle.

SK Ran had their first Olympic swimmer at the 1956 Summer Olympics, when Karin Larsson participated.

Swimmers

Swimmers that have participated in the Summer Olympics while representing SK Ran:

References

  1. ↑ "Simklubben Ran".
  2. ↑ "Simklubben Ran".
  3. 1 2 "Simklubben Ran".
  4. 1 2 "Olympedia – SK Ran, Malmö (SWE)".