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European Aquatics

European swimming association

European Aquatics

European swimming association

FieldValue
nameEuropean Aquatics
logoEuropean Aquatics logo 2024.svg
logosize200px
sportAquatic Sports
membership52 federations
founded
affWorld Aquatics
headquartersNyon
locationSwitzerland
presidentAntónio José Silva
urleuropeanaquatics.org
LEN logo before rebranding

European Aquatics (formerly , , 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, 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. 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 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 Masters Swimming Championships (run every second year)

Member federations

The following national federations are part of European Aquatics (Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials are, however, banned from every FINA event through the end of 2022):

CountryFederationFoundedCode
AlbaniaAlbanian Swimming Federation (FSHN)1931ALB
AndorraAndorran Swimming Federation (FAN)1986AND
ArmeniaArmenian Swimming Federation1993ARM
AustriaAustrian Swimming Federation (OSV)1899AUT
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Swimming Federation1992AZE
BelarusSwimming Federation of Belarus (BFP)1959BLR
BelgiumRoyal Belgian Swimming Federation (KBZB/FRBN)1902BEL
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSwimming Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina1946/1992BIH
BulgariaBulgarian Swimming Federation (BFPS)1931BUL
CroatiaCroatian Swimming Federation (HPS)1909CRO
CyprusCyprus Swimming Federation (KOEK)1972CYP
Czech RepublicCzech Swimming Federation (ČSPS)1919/1993CZE
DenmarkDanish Swimming Union (SVØM)1907DEN
EstoniaEstonian Swimming Federation (EUL)1910EST
Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands Swimming Association (SSF)1980FAR
FinlandFinnish Swimming Federation (SUiL)1906FIN
FranceFrench Swimming Federation (FFN)1920FRA
GeorgiaGeorgian Aquatic Sports National Federation1991GEO
GermanyGerman Swimming Federation (DSV)1886GER
GibraltarGibraltar Amateur Swimming Association1946GIB
Great Britain Great BritainAquatics GB1869GBR
GreeceHellenic Swimming Federation (KOE)1927GRE
HungaryHungarian Swimming Association (MÚSZ)1907HUN
IcelandIcelandic Swimming Association (SSÍ)1951ISL
Ireland IrelandSwim Ireland1893IRL
IsraelIsrael Swimming Association (ISA)1951ISR
ItalyItalian Swimming Federation (FIN)1899ITA
KosovoKosovo Swimming Federation (FNK)1997KOS
LatviaLatvian Swimming Federation (LPF)1905/1988LAT
LiechtensteinLiechtenstein Swimming Association (LSchV)1981LIE
LithuaniaLithuanian Swimming Federation (LPF)1924/1990LTU
LuxembourgLuxembourg Swimming and Life-saving Federation (FLNS)1924LUX
MaltaAquatic Sports Association of Malta (ASA)1925MLT
MoldovaWater Kind of Sports Federation of the Republic of Moldova (FISN)1989MDA
MonacoSwimming Federation of Monaco (FMN)1976MON
MontenegroWater Polo and Swimming Federation of Montenegro (VPS)1949/2006MNE
NetherlandsRoyal Dutch Swimming Federation (KNZB)1888NED
North MacedoniaSwimming Federation of Macedonia (PFM)1947MKD
NorwayNorwegian Swimming Federation (NSF)1910NOR
PolandPolish Swimming Federation (PZP)1922POL
PortugalPortuguese Swimming Federation (FPN)1930POR
RomaniaRomanian Swimming Federation (FRNPM)1930ROU
RussiaRussian Swimming Federation (VFP)1991RUS
San MarinoSwimming Federation of San Marino (FSN)1980SMR
SerbiaSerbian Swimming Federation (PSS)1904SRB
SlovakiaSlovak Swimming Federation (SPF)1990SVK
SloveniaSlovenian Swimming Association (PZS)1922SLO
SpainRoyal Spanish Swimming Federation (RFEN)1920ESP
SwedenSwedish Swimming Federation (SSF)1904SWE
SwitzerlandSwiss Swimming Federation (SSCHV/FSN)1918SUI
TurkeyTurkish Swimming Federation (TYF)1957TUR
UkraineUkrainian Swimming Federation (USF)1990UKR

Member federation bans

On 3 March 2022, European Aquatics indefinitely banned Russians and Belarusians, and the corresponding European Aquatics member federations, from competing at or officiating any European Aquatics event to show support for Ukraine in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine in addition to banning European Aquatics events from being held in Russia and Belarus.

European Aquatics Awards winners

Men's events

YearWinnerCountry
Swimming
2008Alain BernardFrance
2009Paul BiedermannGermany
2010Camille LacourtFrance
2011Alexander Dale OenNorway
2012Yannick AgnelFrance
2013Yannick AgnelFrance
2014Florent ManaudouFrance
2015Laszlo CsehHungary
2016Adam PeatyGreat Britain Great Britain
2017Adam PeatyGreat Britain Great Britain
2018Kliment KolesnikovRussia
2019Adam PeatyGreat Britain Great Britain
2021Adam PeatyGreat Britain Great Britain
2022David PopoviciRomania
2023Noè PontiSwitzerland
2024Léon MarchandFrance
2025David PopoviciRomania
Diving
2008Dmitry SautinRussia
2009Tom DaleyGreat Britain Great Britain
2010Illya KvashaUkraine
2011Sascha KleinGermany
2012Ilya ZakharovRussia
2013Patrick HausdingGermany
2014Patrick HausdingGermany
2015Tom DaleyGreat Britain Great Britain
2016Jack LaugherGreat Britain Great Britain
2017Tom DaleyGreat Britain Great Britain
2018Jack LaugherGreat Britain Great Britain
2019Aleksandr BondarRussia
2021Tom DaleyGreat Britain Great Britain
2022Jack LaugherGreat Britain Great Britain
2023Oleksiy SeredaUkraine
2024Tom DaleyGreat Britain Great Britain
Artistic Swimming
2017Giorgio MinisiniItaly
2018Giorgio MinisiniItaly
2019Aleksandr MaltsevRussia
2021Aleksandr MaltsevRussia
2022Giorgio MinisiniItaly
2023Dennis Gonzalez BoneuSpain
2024Giorgio MinisiniItaly
Open Water
2008Maarten van der WeijdenNetherlands
2009Thomas LurzGermany
2010Valerio CleriItaly
2011Thomas LurzGermany
2012Thomas LurzGermany
2013Thomas LurzGermany
2014Thomas LurzGermany
2015Ferry WeertmanNetherlands
2016Ferry WeertmanNetherlands
2017Marc-Antoine OlivierFrance
2018Kristof RasovszkyHungary
2019Kristof RasovszkyHungary
2021Florian WellbrockGermany
2022Gregorio PaltrinieriItaly
2023Florian WellbrockGermany
2024Kristof RasovszkyHungary
2025Florian WellbrockGermany
Water Polo
2008Peter BirosHungary
2009Filip FilipovicSerbia
2010Vanja UdovicicSerbia
2011Stefano TempestiItaly
2012Miho BoskovicCroatia
2013Denes VargaHungary
2014Filip FilipovicSerbia
2015Dusko PijetlovicSerbia
2016Filip FilipovicSerbia
2017Marko BijacCroatia
2018Filip FilipovicSerbia
2019Francesco Di FulvioItaly
2021Filip FilipovicSerbia
2022Unai AguirreSpain
2023Gergő ZalánkiHungary
2024Dušan MandićSerbia
2025Álvaro GranadosSpain
High Diving
2022Constantin PopoviciRomania
2023Cătălin PredaRomania
2024Aidan HeslopGreat Britain Great Britain

Women's events

YearWinnerCountry
Swimming
2008Rebecca AdlingtonGreat Britain Great Britain
2009Britta SteffenGermany
2010Therese AlshammarSweden
2011Federica PellegriniItaly
2012Ranomi KromowidjojoNetherlands
2013Katinka HosszuHungary
2014Katinka HosszuHungary
2015Katinka HosszuHungary
2016Katinka HosszuHungary
2017Sarah SjostromSweden
2018Sarah SjostromSweden
2019Sarah SjostromSweden
2021Sarah SjostromSweden
2022Rūta MeilutytėLithuania
2023Sarah SjostromSweden
2024Sarah SjostromSweden
2025Marrit SteenbergenNetherlands
Diving
2008Yulia PakhalinaRussia
2009Tania CagnottoItaly
2010Christin SteuerGermany
2011Tania CagnottoItaly
2012Tania CagnottoItaly
2013Tania CagnottoItaly
2014Tania CagnottoItaly
2015Tania CagnottoItaly
2016Tania CagnottoItaly
2017Nadezhda BazhinaRussia
2018Celine van DuijnNetherlands
2019Ekaterina BeliaevaRussia
2021Tina PunzelGermany
2022Chiara PellacaniItaly
2023Michelle HeimbergSwitzerland
2024Andrea Spendolini-SirieixGreat Britain Great Britain
Artistic Swimming
2008Anastasia Davydova
Anastasia ErmakovaRussia
2009Natalia IshchenkoRussia
2010Natalia IshchenkoRussia
2011Natalia Ishchenko
Svetlana RomashinaRussia
2012Natalia IshchenkoRussia
2013Svetlana RomashinaRussia
2014Ona CarbonellSpain
2015Svetlana RomashinaRussia
2016Natalia IshchenkoRussia
2017Svetlana KolesnichenkoRussia
2018Svetlana KolesnichenkoRussia
2019Ona CarbonellSpain
2021Svetlana KolesnichenkoRussia
2022Marta FiedinaUkraine
2023Anna-Maria Alexandri
Eirini-Marina AlexandriAustria
2024Vasiliki AlexandriAustria
Open Water
2008Larisa IlchenkoRussia
2009Angela MaurerGermany
2010Linsy HeisterNetherlands
2011Keri-Anne PayneGreat Britain Great Britain
2012Eva RisztovHungary
2013Martina GrimaldiItaly
2014Sharon van RouwendaalNetherlands
2015Aurelie MullerFrance
2016Sharon van RouwendaalNetherlands
2017Aurelie MullerFrance
2018Sharon van RouwendaalNetherlands
2019Rachele BruniItaly
2021Sharon van RouwendaalNetherlands
2022Sharon van RouwendaalNetherlands
2023Leonie BeckGermany
2024Sharon van RouwendaalNetherlands
2025Bettina FábiánHungary
Water Polo
2008Danielle De BruijnNetherlands
2009Iefke van BelkumNetherlands
2010Sofia KonukhRussia
2011Alexandra AsimakiGreece
2012Anni EsparSpain
2013Jennifer ParejaSpain
2014Maria GarciaSpain
2015Roberta BianconiItaly
2016Roberta BianconiItaly
2017Laura EsterSpain
2018Sabrina van der SlootNetherlands
2019Laura EsterSpain
2021Beatriz OrtizSpain
2022Judith ForcaSpain
2023Roberta BianconiItaly
2024Beatriz OrtizSpain
High Diving
2022Iris SchmidbauerGermany
2023Morgane HerculanoSwitzerland

References

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