S.L. Benfica (swimming)
| Benfica | |
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| Full name | Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
| City | Lisbon |
| Founded | 1914 |
| Home pool(s) | Estádio da Luz swimming pool complex |
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica created a swimming section in 1914, which had one of the most successful teams in Portugal. Benfica's most notable swimmer was Alexandre Yokochi, who competed for the club his entire career and was part of the swimming team who won the EEC European Champions Clubs Cup in 1990.
Apart from the individual titles and the ECC European Champions Clubs Cup, Benfica have won five Men's National Championships and one Women's National Championship.[1]
Honours
Men's
- Portuguese Championship
- Winners (5): 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94[1]
- Portuguese Second Division
- Winners: 2009–10[1]
- ECC European Champions Clubs Cup
- Winners: 1989–90
Women's
- Portuguese Championship
- Winners: 1987–88[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Vencedores de Natação Pura". Federação Portuguesa de Natação (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
External links
- Official website
(in Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French) - Pictures of Benfica's swimming pools
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