European Aquatics

European swimming association

LEN logo before rebranding

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 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: U19, U17 and U15 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^[3]):

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.^[7][8][9]

European Aquatics Awards winners

Men's events

Women's events

See also

• Swimming
• International Swimming Federation – FINA
• List of swimming competitions

References

1. The Founding of LEN page Archived 2021-11-04 at the Wayback Machine of the LEN website; retrieved 2016-07-07.
2. member list Archived 2012-02-17 at the Wayback Machine of the European Olympic Committees (EOC); retrieved 2012-03-05.
3. "PRESS RELEASE | FINA Bureau meets, acknowledges decision to suspend Russian swimmer Evgeny Rylov". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation.
4. (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.
5. "Kosovo Swimming Federation admitted into FINA". Tanjug. Archived from the original on 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
6. "Nuoto: Kosovo aderisce a Fina".
7. "LEN agrees not to invite Russian and Belarusian teams and supports Ukrainian athletes" Archived 2022-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. LEN. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
8. Byrnes, Liz (3 March 2022). "Russia And Belarus Barred From Competing At European Events: Governing Body LEN". Swimming World. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
9. Sutherland, James (3 March 2022). "LEN Bars Russian & Belarusians From Competing In Its Events". SwimSwam. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

External links

• LEN Official Website.