Swans logo, used until 2014 The team was founded in 1965, as the basketball section of
Union Gmunden. The first match of Union was played in 1966, it was lost 11–35. After six years, the team eventually promoted all the way to the
2. Bundesliga. Gmunden played seven years in the league, than promoted to the
1. Bundesliga. The club had its golden years starting from 2003, since then the team started winning trophies in Austria. In 2005, 2006 and 2007 the Swans took the national title. In the 2007–08 season, the first European game of the Swans was played. The team competed in the
ULEB Cup, the second tier of European basketball. Swans won the first game on the road against
Hapoel Galil Elyon with 74:79. After it sensationally survived the regular season, the team lost in the Eight-finals against
Joventut Badalona, the eventual ULEB Cup champions. In 2014, the sponsorship deal with
Allianz ended and the team was named just Swans Gmunden. In the
2020–21 season, coached by
Anton Mirolybov, Gmunden won its fifth national championship after a 11-year drought. ==Trophies==