"The German Swimming Federation (in German: Deutscher Schwimm-Verband), or DSV is the aquatics national federation for Germany. It oversees competition in the 5 aquatics disciplines (swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo and open water swimming; and Masters competition in these).
It is affiliated to:
FINA, which oversees international swimming;LEN, which oversees swimming in Europe;the German Olympic Sports Confederation; andthe German Government´s Secretary of State for Sport.Among other responsibilities, DSV is charged with:
fielding German teams to international aquatics competitions (such as the Olympics),maintaining the German Records for swimming,organizing German Championships in aquatics.DSV was created on August 8, 1886. It has its headquarters in Kassel." - (en.wikipedia.org 29.01.2020)
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