S.L. Benfica (swimming)

Benfica
Club information
Full name	Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Short name	Benfica
City	Lisbon
Founded	1916
Home pool(s)	Pool complex of the Estádio da Luz

Active departments of Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Football	Futsal	Basketball
Roller hockey	Handball	Volleyball
Rugby union	Athletics	Swimming
Table tennis	Billiards	Canoeing

Sport Lisboa e Benfica created a swimming section in 1916, which had one of the most successful teams in Portugal. Benfica's most famous swimmer was Alexandre Yokochi who competed for Benfica in his entire career. He was part of the Benfica's swimming team who won the EEC European Champions Clubs Cup in 1990.^[1]

Apart from the individual titles and the ECC European Champions Clubs Cup, Benfica has won the Absolute National Championship 4 times, the Women's National Championship 2 times and the Men's National Championship 8 times.^[2]

Arguably, the most successful years in the swimming section was in the early 1990s, when the men's team won 6 national titles in 8 seasons.^[3] The department competes in both class's, in the second division.

Honours

Men

• Portuguese Championship

Winners (5): 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94

Women

• Portuguese Championship

Winners: 1987–88

References

1. Yokochi (Portuguese)
2. "Natação". Serbenfiquista.com.
3. "Vencedores Nataçao Pura Campeonato Clubs". fpnataçao.

External links

• Official website (Portuguese)
• Pictures of Benfica's swimming pools