[Juan El Gordo Pérez]

The first World Veteran Championships were held in Goteborg in 1982, under the supervision of the Swaythling Club International.

This association was created by former participants of the World Table Tennis Championships.

The “Swaythling” name comes from Lady Gladys Goldsmid Montagu Swaythling (1879-1965) – the mother of Ivor Montagu (1904-1984), Founding President of the ITTF.