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| Sport | Aquatic Sports |
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| Membership | 52 federations |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Affiliation | World Aquatics |
| Headquarters | Nyon |
| Location | Switzerland |
| President | António José Silva |
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European Aquatics (formerly French: Ligue Européenne de Natation, English: European Swimming League, popularly known by its acronym LEN) is the European governing body for aquatic sports affiliated to World Aquatics — it is the Continental Association for Europe. It was formally organized in 1927 in Bologna,[1] and since 2015 is headquartered in Nyon.
European Aquatics comprises 52 national swimming federations in Europe, and includes Israel which for Olympic-sport purposes is grouped with Europe.[2] European Aquatics is overseen by an elected Bureau (board) composed of Members representing 17 different Federations. European Aquatics oversees aquatic sports in Europe: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.
Events
Championships
European Aquatics organizes one championship (European Aquatics Championships), involving four of the five LEN disciplines (swimming, diving artistic swimming, and open water swimming).
- European Aquatics Championships (held in even years; includes swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and Masters)
Discipline championships
European Aquatics organizes five more discipline championships (swimming (25m), diving, water polo, artistic swimming, and open water).
- Swimming (25m): European Short Course Swimming Championships (run every year, from 2015 run every second year)
- Diving: European Diving Championships (run every second year since 2009)
- Water Polo: European Water Polo Championship (run every second year)
- Artistic Swimming: European Artistic Swimming Championships (2023)
- Open Water: European Open Water Swimming Championships (run every second year since 2016)
Junior championships
European Aquatics also runs various competitions restricted to a younger age:
- Swimming: European Junior Swimming Championships (run every year); European U-23 Swimming Championships (run every second year)
- Diving: European Junior Diving Championships (run every year)
- Water Polo: U20, U18 and U16 European Water Polo Championship (run every second year)
- Artistic Swimming: European Junior Artistic Swimming Championships (run every year)
- Open Water: European Junior Open Water Championships (run every year)
Masters championships
- Swimming: European Aquatics Masters Championships (run every second year)
Member federations
The following national federations are part of European Aquatics:
European Aquatics Awards winners
Men's events
Women's events
See also
References
- ^ The Founding of LEN page Archived 2021-11-04 at the Wayback Machine of the LEN website; retrieved 2016-07-07.
- ^ member list Archived 2012-02-17 at the Wayback Machine of the European Olympic Committees (EOC); retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ^ (in Danish) Historien Archived 2012-01-14 at the Wayback Machine "History" page from the Danish Swimming Union's website (www.svoem.dk); retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ^ "Kosovo Swimming Federation admitted into FINA". Tanjug. Archived from the original on 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
- ^ "Nuoto: Kosovo aderisce a Fina".
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