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
SportAquatic Sports
Membership52 federations
Founded1927; 97 years ago (1927)
AffiliationWorld Aquatics
HeadquartersNyon
LocationSwitzerland
PresidentAntónio José Silva
Official website
len.eu
LEN logo before rebranding

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

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Championships

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European Aquatics organizes one championship (European Aquatics Championships), involving four of the five LEN disciplines (swimming, diving artistic swimming, and open water swimming).

Discipline championships

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European Aquatics organizes five more discipline championships (swimming (25m), diving, water polo, artistic swimming, and open water).

Junior championships

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European Aquatics also runs various competitions restricted to a younger age:

Masters championships

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Member federations

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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]):

Country Federation Founded Code
  Albania Albanian Swimming Federation (FSHN) 1931 ALB
  Andorra Andorran Swimming Federation (FAN) 1986 AND
  Armenia Armenian Swimming Federation 1993 ARM
  Austria Austrian Swimming Federation (OSV) 1899 AUT
  Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Swimming Federation 1992 AZE
  Belarus Swimming Federation of Belarus (BFP) 1959 BLR
  Belgium Royal Belgian Swimming Federation (KBZB/FRBN) 1902 BEL
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Swimming Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1946/1992 BIH
  Bulgaria Bulgarian Swimming Federation (BFPS) 1931 BUL
  Croatia Croatian Swimming Federation (HPS) 1909 CRO
  Cyprus Cyprus Swimming Federation (KOEK) 1972 CYP
  Czech Republic Czech Swimming Federation (ČSPS) 1919/1993 CZE
  Denmark [4] Danish Swimming Union (SVØM) 1907 DEN
  Estonia Estonian Swimming Federation (EUL) 1910 EST
  Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Swimming Association (SSF) 1980 FAR
  Finland Finnish Swimming Federation (SUiL) 1906 FIN
  France French Swimming Federation (FFN) 1920 FRA
  Georgia Georgian Aquatic Sports National Federation 1991 GEO
  Germany German Swimming Federation (DSV) 1886 GER
  Gibraltar Gibraltar Amateur Swimming Association 1946 GIB
  Great Britain Aquatics GB 1869 GBR
  Greece Hellenic Swimming Federation (KOE) 1927 GRE
  Hungary Hungarian Swimming Association (MÚSZ) 1907 HUN
  Iceland Icelandic Swimming Association (SSÍ) 1951 ISL
  Ireland Swim Ireland 1893 IRL
  Israel Israel Swimming Association (ISA) 1951 ISR
  Italy Italian Swimming Federation (FIN) 1899 ITA
  Kosovo [5][6] Kosovo Swimming Federation (FNK) 1997 KOS
  Latvia Latvian Swimming Federation (LPF) 1905/1988 LAT
  Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Swimming Association (LSchV) 1981 LIE
  Lithuania Lithuanian Swimming Federation (LPF) 1924/1990 LTU
  Luxembourg Luxembourg Swimming and Life-saving Federation (FLNS) 1924 LUX
  Malta Aquatic Sports Association of Malta (ASA) 1925 MLT
  Moldova Water Kind of Sports Federation of the Republic of Moldova (FISN) 1989 MDA
  Monaco Swimming Federation of Monaco (FMN) 1976 MON
  Montenegro Water Polo and Swimming Federation of Montenegro (VPS) 1949/2006 MNE
  Netherlands Royal Dutch Swimming Federation (KNZB) 1888 NED
  North Macedonia Swimming Federation of Macedonia (PFM) 1947 MKD
  Norway Norwegian Swimming Federation (NSF) 1910 NOR
  Poland Polish Swimming Federation (PZP) 1922 POL
  Portugal Portuguese Swimming Federation (FPN) 1930 POR
  Romania Romanian Swimming Federation (FRNPM) 1930 ROU
  Russia Russian Swimming Federation (VFP) 1991 RUS
  San Marino Swimming Federation of San Marino (FSN) 1980 SMR
  Serbia Serbian Swimming Federation (PSS) 1904 SRB
  Slovakia Slovak Swimming Federation (SPF) 1990 SVK
  Slovenia Slovenian Swimming Association (PZS) 1922 SLO
  Spain Royal Spanish Swimming Federation (RFEN) 1920 ESP
  Sweden Swedish Swimming Federation (SSF) 1904 SWE
   Switzerland Swiss Swimming Federation (SSCHV/FSN) 1918 SUI
  Turkey Turkish Swimming Federation (TYF) 1957 TUR
  Ukraine Ukrainian Swimming Federation (USF) 1990 UKR

Member federation bans

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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

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Men's events

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Year Winner Country
Swimming
2008 Alain Bernard   France
2009 Paul Biedermann   Germany
2010 Camille Lacourt   France
2011 Alexander Dale Oen   Norway
2012 Yannick Agnel   France
2013 Yannick Agnel   France
2014 Florent Manaudou   France
2015 Laszlo Cseh   Hungary
2016 Adam Peaty   Great Britain
2017 Adam Peaty   Great Britain
2018 Kliment Kolesnikov   Russia
2019 Adam Peaty   Great Britain
2021 Adam Peaty   Great Britain
2022 David Popovici   Romania
Diving
2008 Dmitry Sautin   Russia
2009 Tom Daley   Great Britain
2010 Illya Kvasha   Ukraine
2011 Sascha Klein   Germany
2012 Ilya Zakharov   Russia
2013 Patrick Hausding   Germany
2014 Patrick Hausding   Germany
2015 Tom Daley   Great Britain
2016 Jack Laugher   Great Britain
2017 Tom Daley   Great Britain
2018 Jack Laugher   Great Britain
2019 Aleksandr Bondar   Russia
2021 Tom Daley   Great Britain
2022 Jack Laugher   Great Britain
Artistic Swimming
2017 Giorgio Minisini   Italy
2018 Giorgio Minisini   Italy
2019 Aleksandr Maltsev   Russia
2021 Aleksandr Maltsev   Russia
2022 Giorgio Minisini   Italy
Open Water
2008 Maarten van der Weijden   Netherlands
2009 Thomas Lurz   Germany
2010 Valerio Cleri   Italy
2011 Thomas Lurz   Germany
2012 Thomas Lurz   Germany
2013 Thomas Lurz   Germany
2014 Thomas Lurz   Germany
2015 Ferry Weertman   Netherlands
2016 Ferry Weertman   Netherlands
2017 Marc-Antoine Olivier   France
2018 Kristof Rasovszky   Hungary
2019 Kristof Rasovszky   Hungary
2021 Florian Wellbrock   Germany
2022 Gregorio Paltrinieri   Italy
Water Polo
2008 Peter Biros   Hungary
2009 Filip Filipovic   Serbia
2010 Vanja Udovicic   Serbia
2011 Stefano Tempesti   Italy
2012 Miho Boskovic   Croatia
2013 Denes Varga   Hungary
2014 Filip Filipovic   Serbia
2015 Dusko Pijetlovic   Serbia
2016 Filip Filipovic   Serbia
2017 Marko Bijac   Croatia
2018 Filip Filipovic   Serbia
2019 Francesco Di Fulvio   Italy
2021 Filip Filipovic   Serbia
2022 Unai Aguirre   Spain
2023 Gergő Zalánki   Hungary
High Diving
2022 Constantin Popovici   Romania

Women's events

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Year Winner Country
Swimming
2008 Rebecca Adlington   Great Britain
2009 Britta Steffen   Germany
2010 Therese Alshammar   Sweden
2011 Federica Pellegrini   Italy
2012 Ranomi Kromowidjojo   Netherlands
2013 Katinka Hosszu   Hungary
2014 Katinka Hosszu   Hungary
2015 Katinka Hosszu   Hungary
2016 Katinka Hosszu   Hungary
2017 Sarah Sjostrom   Sweden
2018 Sarah Sjostrom   Sweden
2019 Sarah Sjostrom   Sweden
2021 Sarah Sjostrom   Sweden
2022 Rūta Meilutytė   Lithuania
Diving
2008 Yulia Pakhalina   Russia
2009 Tania Cagnotto   Italy
2010 Christin Steuer   Germany
2011 Tania Cagnotto   Italy
2012 Tania Cagnotto   Italy
2013 Tania Cagnotto   Italy
2014 Tania Cagnotto   Italy
2015 Tania Cagnotto   Italy
2016 Tania Cagnotto   Italy
2017 Nadezhda Bazhina   Russia
2018 Celine van Duijn   Netherlands
2019 Ekaterina Beliaeva   Russia
2021 Tina Punzel   Germany
2022 Chiara Pellacani   Italy
Artistic Swimming
2008 Anastasia Davydova
Anastasia Ermakova
  Russia
2009 Natalia Ishchenko   Russia
2010 Natalia Ishchenko   Russia
2011 Natalia Ishchenko
Svetlana Romashina
  Russia
2012 Natalia Ishchenko   Russia
2013 Svetlana Romashina   Russia
2014 Ona Carbonell   Spain
2015 Svetlana Romashina   Russia
2016 Natalia Ishchenko   Russia
2017 Svetlana Kolesnichenko   Russia
2018 Svetlana Kolesnichenko   Russia
2019 Ona Carbonell   Spain
2021 Svetlana Kolesnichenko   Russia
2022 Marta Fiedina   Ukraine
Open Water
2008 Larisa Ilchenko   Russia
2009 Angela Maurer   Germany
2010 Linsy Heister   Netherlands
2011 Keri-Anne Payne   Great Britain
2012 Eva Risztov   Hungary
2013 Martina Grimaldi   Italy
2014 Sharon van Rouwendaal   Netherlands
2015 Aurelie Muller   France
2016 Sharon van Rouwendaal   Netherlands
2017 Aurelie Muller   France
2018 Sharon van Rouwendaal   Netherlands
2019 Rachele Bruni   Italy
2021 Sharon van Rouwendaal   Netherlands
2022 Sharon van Rouwendaal   Netherlands
Water Polo
2008 Danielle De Bruijn   Netherlands
2009 Iefke van Belkum   Netherlands
2010 Sofia Konukh   Russia
2011 Alexandra Asimaki   Greece
2012 Anni Espar   Spain
2013 Jennifer Pareja   Spain
2014 Maria Garcia   Spain
2015 Roberta Bianconi   Italy
2016 Roberta Bianconi   Italy
2017 Laura Ester   Spain
2018 Sabrina van der Sloot   Netherlands
2019 Laura Ester   Spain
2021 Beatriz Ortiz   Spain
2022 Judith Forca   Spain
High Diving
2022 Iris Schmidbauer   Germany

See also

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References

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  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.
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