Our team

The ESB Swimming Team (or Brussels Octopus) is the swimming team of the European Schools of Brussels (Uccle, Woluwé, Ixelles, and Berkendael-Laeken). Established in 1973, it is open to all the pupils of the Schools who qualify for competitive swimming. We promote good sportsmanship, teamwork and healthy competition.
With its 50 swimmers the ESB Swimming Team participates to the Championship of the EFSL, and competes with swimming teams throughout Europe. Swimming with us is both an individual and a team experience in a friendly and safe environment. Are you interested in competitive swimming? Contact us for a qualification test. Email Us
The Team is supported by volunteer parents: we always seek additional help in the running of the Team and during the competitions. Are you a swimmer's parent and would like to help us? Contact the President of the Team. Email Us
We wish you a pleasant visit of our website!

NEWS

Sprint Meet - 6.5.2012

results

Our yearly Sprint Meet was a great success, with more than 140 swimmers, out of which about 50 were approaching our Team for their first time. Thanks to all swimmers, parents and volunteers for a great and fun event! The results are published here
Note: the competition rules say that only the 2 best swimmers per each team, per swim and category can bring in points to their team. A ‘X’ is placed to mark those swimmers that did not bring points to their teams because of this rule.

updated by theo : 09-May-2012 - visible until 01-Oct-2012

Meetings

Meetings results in pdf format

updated by theo : 18-Apr-2012 - visible until 31-Aug-2012

HISTORY OF THE TEAM

The Team has been established in 1984, and the following year joined the ISST (International Schools Sports Tournament) Championship, competing with other international schools of Brussels.

In 1995 the Team went even more international and joined the EFSL. The majority of the competitions we participate in are organised in Northern Europe (Belgium, Netherland, Germany, the UK), but long-distance meets and finals are organised with a rotation principle in any European country where there is a Team affiliated to the EFSL. The EFSL Championship runs every year from August till February, but the ESB Swimming Team participates only to competitions from mid September on.

...more about history


THE EFSL

The European Forces Swim League is formed by swimming teams of the US Forces, Nato and European Union. They include young swimmers of the primary and secondary cycles of education. The EFSL is not competitive with, nor to draw participants away from, local competitive swim programmes such as national or regional championships.

Each team of the EFSL has a different origin and a different number of competitive swimmers. However, all have the common interests of providing a program of competitive swimming on the local level and a healthy environment in which children can grow emotionally and physically.

Presently there are 19 swimming teams affiliated to the EFSL, representing more than 1,000 swimmers throughout Europe. These Teams are located in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.