In 1973 Smederna managed to win the club’s first championship and in the following three years the team was participating in the medal fight with a silver medal in 1975 as highest result. In the spring of 1976 Smederna and the whole town of Eskilstuna was hit by a big tragedy when local superstar Tommy Jansson crashed to death in a world championships qualification at Gubbängens IP, Stockholm.
Smederna's victory occurred in 1973, followed by a three-year span where the team battled for supremacy, reaching its peak with a silver medal in 1975. The town of Eskilstuna was left reeling in 1976 when Smederna and Tommy Jansson were struck by a calamitous loss after Jansson's fatal accident during a world championships qualifying match at Gubbängens IP, Stockholm.