# Vansbrosimningen

Vansbrosimningen or Vansbrosimmet is an annual open water swimming competition held in July in Vansbro, Dalarna, Sweden since 1950. The distance is 3,000 m, first 2,000 m downstream in Vanån then 1,000 m upstream in Västerdal River. It is part of En svensk klassiker, the "Swedish Classic" which also includes crosscountry skiing (Vasaloppet, 90 kilometers), biking (Vätternrundan, 300 kilometers) and running (Lidingöloppet, 30 kilometers).

## Winners
### Men

No winners were selected the years 1950–1955.
| Year | Name | Club/Nation | Time |
| 1956 | Göran Åberg | Örebro SS | 42.34 |
| 1957 | Glenn Pettersson | Upsala SS | 42.19 |
| 1958 | Glenn Pettersson | Upsala SS | 37.12 |
| 1959 | Glenn Pettersson | Upsala SS | 38.20 |
| 1960 | Håkan Bengtsson | Stockholmspolisens IF | 39.50 |
| 1961 | Mats Svensson | Elfsborgs IF | 37.20 |
| 1962 | Sten Ekman | Tunafors SK | 37.55 |
| 1963 | Mats Svensson | Elfsborgs IF | 35.38 |
| 1964 | Tommy Danielsson | Stockholms KK | 40.40 |
| 1965 | Hans Rosendal | Katrineholms SS | 38.04 |
| 1966 | Sven von Holst | Stockholms KK | 36.13 |
| 1967 | Birger Eriksson | Stockholmspolisens IF | 35.59 |
| 1968 | Erkki Hänninen | Finland | 36.10 |
| 1969 | Peter Feil | Eskilstuna SS | 33.50 |
| 1970 | Sven von Holst | Stockholms KK | 35.07 |
| 1971 | Olle Fransson | Eskilstuna SS | 34.29 |
| 1972 | Bengt Jönsson | Sollefteå ASS | 35.58 |
| 1973 | Anders Sandberg | SKK-Spårvägen | 34.23 |
| 1974 | Anders Sandberg | SKK-Spårvägen | 34.36 |
| 1975 | Bengt Jönsson | Sollefteå ASS | 34.57 |
| 1976 | Bernt Zarnowiecki | Falu SS | 35.28 |
| 1977 | Owe Lindqvist | Borlänge SS | 33.40 |
| 1978 | Sven von Holst | Falu SS | 34.35 |
| 1979 | Kent Andersson | Oxelösunds SS | 33.48 |
| 1980 | Kent Andersson | Oxelösunds SS | 23.48 (shortened) |
| 1981 | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled |
| 1982 | Kent Andersson | Oxelösunds SS | 34.42 |
| 1983 | Kent Andersson | Oxelösunds SS | 33.28 |
| 1984 | Kent Andersson | Simavdelningen 1902 | 21.51 (shortened) |
| 1985 | Krister Sikström | Västerås SS | 33.26 |
| 1986 | Henrik Jangvall | Sundsvalls SS | 32.30 |
| 1987 | Mats Nygren | Västerås SS | 32.11 |
| 1988 | Jarmo Salonen | Södertälje SS | 32.20 |
| 1989 | Magnus Karlsson | Norrköpings KK | 31.07 |
| 1990 | Magnus Karlsson | Norrköpings KK | 21.06 (shortened) |
| 1991 | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled |
| 1992 | Ola Strömberg | Malmö KK | 31.38 |
| 1993 | Mikael E Rosén | Fagersta SK | 18.01 (shortened) |
| 1994 | Ola Strömberg | Malmö KK | 32.06 |
| 1995 | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled |
| 1996 | Oscar Forsberg | Motala SS | 20.08 (shortened) |
| 1997 | Oscar Forsberg | Motala SS | 31.33 |
| 1998 | Joachim Willén | Motala SS | 31.55 |
| 1999 | Mikael E Rosén | Sundsvalls SS | 30.47 |
| 2000 | Fredrik Olsson | Hudiksvalls SS | 17.58 (shortened) |
| 2001 | Mikael E Rosén | Stockholmspolisens IF | 32.04 |
| 2002 | Fredrik Olsson | Hudiksvalls SS | 29.46 |
| 2003 | Fredrik Olsson | Hudiksvalls SS | 29.45 |
| 2004 | Fredrik Olsson | Hudiksvalls SS | 32.31 |
| 2005 | Erik Strand | Falu SS | 33.31,9 |
| 2006 | Daniel Halldén | Trollhättans SS | 31.55 |
| 2007 | Mike Thorén | Motala SS | 31.56 |
| 2008 | Mike Thorén | Linköpings ASS | 31.57 |
| 2009 | Johan Sandberg | Väsby SS | 29.52 |
| 2010 | Mike Thorén | Motala SS | 31.32 |
| 2011 | Nicklas Luplau | West Swim Esbjerg | 30.05 |
| 2012 | Tim Arnesen | Mölndals Allmänna SS | 30.24 |