Vansbrosimningen

Vansbrosimningen or Vansbrosimmet is an annual open water swimming competition held in July in Vansbro, Dalarna, Sweden since 1950. The distance is 3,000 m, first 2,000 m in Vanån then 1,000 m in Västerdal River. It is part of En svensk klassiker, the "Swedish Classic" which also includes crosscountry skiing (Vasaloppet, 90 kilometers), biking (Vätternrundan, 300 kilometers) and running (Lidingöloppet, 30 kilometers).

Vansbrosimningen
Vansbrosimningen in 2010.
Statusactive
Genresporting event
Date(s)July
Frequencyannual
CountrySweden
Inaugurated1950 (1950)
Organised byVansbro AIK

Winners

Men

No winners were selected the years 1950-1955.

Year Name Club/Nation Time
1956Göran ÅbergÖrebro SS42.34
1957Glenn PetterssonUpsala SS42.19
1958Glenn PetterssonUpsala SS37.12
1959Glenn PetterssonUpsala SS38.20
1960Håkan BengtssonStockholmspolisens IF39.50
1961Mats SvenssonElfsborgs IF37.20
1962Sten EkmanTunafors SK37.55
1963Mats SvenssonElfsborgs IF35.38
1964Tommy DanielssonStockholms KK40.40
1965Hans RosendalKatrineholms SS38.04
1966Sven von HolstStockholms KK36.13
1967Birger ErikssonStockholmspolisens IF35.59
1968Erkki HänninenFinland36.10
1969Peter FeilEskilstuna SS33.50
1970Sven von HolstStockholms KK35.07
1971Olle FranssonEskilstuna SS34.29
1972Bengt JönssonSollefteå ASS35.58
1973Anders SandbergSKK-Spårvägen34.23
1974Anders SandbergSKK-Spårvägen34.36
1975Bengt JönssonSollefteå ASS34.57
1976Bernt ZarnowieckiFalu SS35.28
1977Owe LindqvistBorlänge SS33.40
1978Sven von HolstFalu SS34.35
1979Kent AnderssonOxelösunds SS33.48
1980Kent AnderssonOxelösunds SS23.48 (shortened)
1981Canceled
1982Kent AnderssonOxelösunds SS34.42
1983Kent AnderssonOxelösunds SS33.28
1984Kent AnderssonSimavdelningen 190221.51 (shortened)
1985Krister SikströmVästerås SS33.26
1986Henrik JangvallSundsvalls SS32.30
1987Mats NygrenVästerås SS32.11
1988Jarmo SalonenSödertälje SS32.20
1989Magnus KarlssonNorrköpings KK31.07
1990Magnus KarlssonNorrköpings KK21.06 (shortened)
1991Canceled
1992Ola StrömbergMalmö KK31.38
1993Mikael E RosénFagersta SK18.01 (shortened)
1994Ola StrömbergMalmö KK32.06
1995Canceled
1996Oscar ForsbergMotala SS20.08 (shortened)
1997Oscar ForsbergMotala SS31.33
1998Joachim WillénMotala SS31.55
1999Mikael E RosénSundsvalls SS30.47
2000Fredrik OlssonHudiksvalls SS17.58 (shortened)
2001Mikael E RosénStockholmspolisens IF32.04
2002Fredrik OlssonHudiksvalls SS29.46
2003Fredrik OlssonHudiksvalls SS29.45
2004Fredrik OlssonHudiksvalls SS32.31
2005Erik StrandFalu SS33.31,9
2006Daniel HalldénTrollhättans SS31.55
2007Mike ThorénMotala SS31.56
2008Mike ThorénLinköpings ASS31.57
2009Johan SandbergVäsby SS29.52
2010Mike ThorénMotala SS31.32
2011Nicklas LuplauWest Swim Esbjerg30.05
2012Tim ArnesenMölndals Allmänna SS30.24
En svensk klassiker
Vasaloppet | Vätternrundan | Vansbrosimningen | Lidingöloppet

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