German Swimming Federation

{{Infobox swimming association

|Logo=Logo Deutscher Schwimmverband.png

|Founded=1886

|FINA affiliation=1908

|Region=LEN

|Region affiliation=xxxx

|President=Christa Thiel

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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.

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