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| Founded | 1886 |
| FINA affiliation | 1908 |
| LEN affiliation | xxxx |
| President | Christa Thiel |
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; and
- the 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 8 August 1886. It has its headquarters in Kassel.[1]
