State Swimming Association of Lower Saxony

Name

State Swimming Association of Lower Saxony

Legal name

Landesschwimmverband Niedersachsen e.V.

Website

https://lsn-info.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Federation Services

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAKAFAC

National Governing Bodies (NGBs)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Rights Holders & Governing Bodies (Federations, Associations, Sanctioning Bodies)

SECONDARYMPAKAJAH

Endurance Sports Coaching & Training Camps (Running, Cycling, Triathlon, Swimming)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Camps, Academies & Training Centers

SECONDARYMPAKABAH

Sailing & Water Sports Teams/Clubs (Sailing, Rowing, Surfing)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Professional Sports Teams & Clubs

Keywords

• Swimming sports federation
• Aquatic sports governance
• Talent development programs
• Competitive swimming organization
• Swim education initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Hanover

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Annual membership fee of €6.89 per person for member clubs, plus a one-time admission fee of €1.00 per person. These fees include contributions to the umbrella organizations DOSB and DSV.
2. Training and education fees: Discounted trainer education and continuing education - member clubs pay only half the fee for each course/workshop. Non-members pay full price.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

LSN is the regional umbrella sports federation for swimming, water polo, diving, and synchronized swimming in Lower Saxony, Germany. It organizes state championships, manages competitive swimming programs, and provides talent development infrastructure including 5 regional training centers and 6 talent identification sites. The federation offers coach education and licensing, club governance support, anti-doping compliance, and elite athlete development pathways. Member clubs join via an application process requiring non-profit status and LSB membership, paying annual per-capita fees.

Product overview

The Landesschwimmverband Niedersachsen (LSN) is a regional sports federation for swimming and aquatic sports in Lower Saxony, Germany. The LSN operates as a multi-module sports services organization rather than a unified software product. Its core offering consists of competitive swimming programs (LSN Swimming Services) organized through a tiered infrastructure including the Landesleistungszentrum Hannover, five decentralized Landesstützpunkte regional training centers, and six Talentnester talent identification sites. The organization manages elite athlete development through its three-tiered LSN-TOP-Team program and structured Kader qualification system. Beyond competitive swimming, the LSN coordinates water polo, synchronized swimming, and diving programs, and operates a broad mass sports (Breitensport) initiative including the Schwimminitiative Niedersachsen for swimming education. Supporting services include a sports boarding school (Sportinternat), talent search programs (Talentsuche) with certified talent schools and scouts, an online shop for merchandise, and a newsletter subscription service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LSN Club Membership
• LSN Swimming Competition Services
• Landesleistungszentrum Schwimmen Hannover (Central High-Performance Center)
• Talentnester (Talent Nests)
• LSN-TOP-Team Schwimmen
• Sportinternat (Sports Boarding School Program)
• Water Polo Program
• Synchronized Swimming Program
• Diving Program (Wasserspringen)
• Breitensport (Mass Sports) Program
• Trainer Education and Licensing Program
• LSN Shop

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Olympiastützpunkt NiedersachsencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Olympic training center. LSN operates the Landesleistungszentrum Schwimmen Hannover at this location, benefiting from shared infrastructure, sports medicine, and elite training services.
• ARAG SportversicherungcoreOthers · 1 January 2026Automatic insurance coverage for member clubs through the LSB membership. ARAG provides sports accident insurance for all members.
• Lotto SportinternatcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Sports boarding school. LSN has an allocation of 10 full-time places for elite athletes, supporting the combination of education and elite sports training. Capacity: 60 part-time and 75 full-time places.
• Bäderleben (Hochschule Koblenz)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Research project for swimming pool infrastructure in Germany. LSN references their database of all German swimming pools and encourages involvement as 'Bäderpaten' (pool guardians).
• VfL RastedeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Club won 'Großer Stern des Sports in Silber' with swimming early education project. Partnership through award recognition and shared best practices in swimming education.
• Sport GoslarminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2023Official equipment supplier ('offizieller Ausrüster des LSN') for the LSN. Provides sporting goods and equipment to member clubs and the association.
• Deutscher Schwimm-Verband e.V. (DSV)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000National governing body for swimming in Germany. LSN is a member federation, participating in national competitions and following DSV guidelines for athlete development, anti-doping, and competition management.
• Landessportbund Niedersachsen e.V. (LSB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000State sports confederation for Lower Saxony. LSN is a member organization, receiving support for sports development programs and coordinating with other sports federations in the state.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Deutscher Schwimm-Verband (DSV): The national governing body for swimming in Germany and LSN's parent federation. Operates at a national level, overseeing all state swimming federations and providing the umbrella competition and policy framework within which LSN operates.
• Landessportbund Niedersachsen (LSB): The state sports confederation of Lower Saxony and LSN's parent sports body. Provides cross-sport funding, advocacy, and coordination across all Lower Saxony sports federations, including LSN.

Direct peers

• Badischer Schwimmverband: State swimming federation for Baden, with the same federation model, regional training centers, and DSV membership as LSN.
• Bayerischer Schwimmverband: The state swimming federation of Bavaria, the most direct analog to LSN as a Landesschwimmverband with the same governance structure, member-club model, talent development mandate, and DSV affiliation in another major German state.
• Hessischer Schwimmverband: State swimming federation of Hesse, covering Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, and Kassel. Comparable club-membership, talent development, and competition organization mandate within another mid-sized German state.
• Schwimmverband W\u00fcrttemberg: State swimming federation of W\u00fcrttemberg, another DSV-aligned Landesschwimmverband offering the same combination of club membership, Leistungssport, and Breitensport programs.
• Schwimmverband Nordrhein-Westfalen: State swimming federation of Germany's most populous state, NRW. Operates the same club-membership, talent pipeline, and competitive event model as LSN and is one of the closest comparables in scale and structure.

Emerging players

• USA Swimming: National governing body for competitive swimming in the United States. While operating in a different country and at a national rather than state level, it runs an analogous athlete membership, club-affiliation, and talent development pipeline model.

Regional players

• S\u00e4chsischer Schwimm-Verband: State swimming federation of Saxony, another East German Landesschwimmverband with a similar club-based, talent-development model operating in a different regional context.
• Schwimmverband Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: State swimming federation of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in northeastern Germany. A smaller-scale Landesschwimmverband operating the same membership and Leistungssport model as LSN.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LSNiedersachsen
• Instagraminstagram.com/lsn_landesschwimmverband_nds

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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