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| Sport | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | International |
| Abbreviation | WAQU (World Aquatics) |
| Founded | 19 July 1908 in London, United Kingdom |
| Affiliation | Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) |
| Headquarters | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| President | Husain Al-Musallam[1] |
| Replaced | International Swimming Federation |
| Official website | |
| www | |
World Aquatics,[2] formerly known as FINA (French: Fédération internationale de natation; English: International Swimming Federation),[a] is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)[3] for administering international competitions in water sports. It is one of several international federations which administer a given sport or discipline for both the IOC and the international community. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Founded as FINA (Fédération internationale de natation; [International Swimming Federation] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |link= (help)) in 1908, the federation was officially renamed World Aquatics in January 2023.[2]
World Aquatics currently oversees competition in six aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, artistic swimming,[4][5] water polo, and open water swimming.[6] World Aquatics also oversees "Masters" competition (for adults) in its disciplines.[6]
- ^ "FINA Executive". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation.
- ^ a b "International Swimming Federation to be renamed World Aquatics". www.insidethegames.biz. 12 December 2022. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "FINA". Olympic.org. The International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Synchronized swimming to be called artistic swimming". Cbc.ca. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "FINA artistic swimming rules 2017-2021" (PDF). FINA. 13 September 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ a b "FINA Sports History". 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. from the FINA website (www.fina.org); retrieved 2013-06-05.
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