SG Essen

{{Infobox swim team

|clubname=SG Essen

|fullname=Startgemeinschaft Essen

|city=Essen

|swimheadcoach=Horst Melzer

}}

The SG Essen (full name: Startgemeinschaft Essen) is a swimming club in Essen (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany).{{Cite web |last=Hantel |first=Rolf |date=2022-06-08 |title=32 Medaillen: SG Essen brilliert bei deutscher Meisterschaft |url=https://www.waz.de/sport/lokalsport/essen/32-medaillen-sg-essen-brilliert-bei-deutscher-meisterschaft-id235561179.html |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=www.waz.de |language=de-DE}}{{Cite web |last=Solutions |first=GWeb |title=Die 50 Preisträger für „Das Grüne Band“ 2021 stehen fest |url=https://www.dosb.de/sonderseiten/news/news-detail/news/die-50-preistraeger-fuer-das-gruene-band-2021-stehen-fest |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=www.dosb.de |language=de-DE}} In effect, it is a union of the swimming sections of 13 sports clubs. The SG Essen is one of the most successful swimming associations in West Germany.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} The woman team, for instance, is in the first Bundesliga (i.e. national league), the man team in the second. {{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}