LEN
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Ligue Européenne de Natation or LEN (trans: European Swimming League) is the European governing body for aquatic sports affiliated to FINA—it is the Continental Association for Europe.[1] It was formally organized in 1927 in Bologna, Italy,[2] and since 2015 is headquartered in Nyon.
LEN comprises 52 national swimming federations in Europe, and includes Israel which for Olympic-sport purposes is grouped with Europe.[3] LEN is overseen by an elected Bureau (board) composed of Members representing 17 different Federations. LEN oversees aquatic sports in Europe: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.
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Competitions
LEN runs various competitions within Europe, these are:
- European Aquatics Championships (held in even years; includes swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and open water swimming)
- European Water Polo Championship (run every second year)
- European Short Course Swimming Championships (run every year, from 2015 run every second year)
- European Masters Swimming Championships (run every odd year until 2013 and every even year from 2016)
- European Open Water Championships (run every second year)
- European Junior Swimming Championships (run every year)
LEN also runs various Cups in swimming and water polo as well as meets for junior swimmers.
Member federations
The following national federations are part of LEN:
Albania – Albanian Swimming Federation
Andorra – Federació Andorrana de Natació
Armenia – Association of Water Kind of Sports of the Republic of Armenia
Austria – Österreichischer Schwimmverband (OSV)
Azerbaijan – Azerbaijan Swimming Federation
Belarus – Swimming Federation of Belarus
Belgium – Fédération Royale Belge de Natation
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Swimming Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria – Bulgarian Swimming Federation / Българска федерация по плувни спортове
Croatia – Croatian Swimming Federation
Cyprus – Cyprus Amateur Swimming Association
Czech Republic – Czech Swimming Federation (CŠPS) / Český svaz plaveckých sportů
Denmark – Dansk Svømmeunion[4]
Estonia – Estonian Swimming Federation / Eesti Ujumisliit
Faroe Islands – Svimjisamband Føroya
Finland – Suomen Uimaliitto
France – Fédération Française de Natation
Georgia – Georgian Aquatic Sports National Federation
Germany – Deutscher Schwimm-Verband (DSV)
Gibraltar – Amateur Swimming Association of Gibraltar
Great Britain – British Swimming
Greece – Hellenic Swimming Federation / Κολυμβητική Ομοσπονδία Ελλάδος (KOE)
Hungary – Magyar Úszó Szövetség (MÚSZ)
Iceland – Icelandic Swimming Association
Ireland – Swim Ireland
Israel – Israel Swimming Association
Italy – Federazione Italiana Nuoto (FIN)
Kosovo – Kosovo Swimming Federation[5][6]
Latvia – Latvijas Peldēšanas Federācija
Liechtenstein – Liechtenstein Swimming Association
Lithuania – Lithuanian Swimming Federation / Lietuvos plaukimo federacija (LPF)
Luxembourg – Federation Luxembourgeoise de Natation et de Sauvetage
Macedonia – Swimming Federation of Republic of Macedonia
Malta – Aquatic Sports Association of Malta
Moldova – Water Kind of Sports Federation of the Republic of Moldova
Monaco – Federation Monegasque de Natation
Montenegro – Water Polo and Swimming Federation of Montenegro
Netherlands – Koninklijke Nederlandse Zwembond (KNZB)
Norway – Norges Svømmeforbund
Poland – Polski Związek Pływacki
Portugal – Federação Portuguesa de Natação
Romania – Federaţia Română de Nataţie şi Pentatlon Modern
Russia – All Russian Swimming Federation
San Marino – San Marino Swimming Federation
Serbia – Plivački Savez Srbije
Slovakia – Slovenská Plavecká Federácia (SPF) / Slovak Swimming Federation
Slovenia – Plavalna Zveza Slovenije
Spain – Real Federación Española de Natación (RFEN)
Sweden – Svenska Simförbundet
Switzerland – Schweizerischer Schwimmverband (SSCHV)
Turkey – Turkish Swimming Federation / Türkiye Yüzme Federasyonu
Ukraine – Ukrainian Swimming Federation / Федерація плавання України
LEN European Water Polo Players of the Year
Men2008: Peter Biros (Hungary) |
Women2008: Danielle De Bruijn (Netherlands) |
See also
References
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- ↑ About LEN page from the LEN website (http://len.eu); retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ↑ History of LEN page of the LEN website; retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ↑ member list of the European Olympic Committees (EOC); retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ↑ (Danish) Historien "History" page from the Danish Swimming Union's website (www.svoem.dk); retrieved 2012-03-05.
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