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. It was founded in 1926 in Budapest, Hungary.
LEN comprises the 50 national swimming federations in Europe, and including Israel. Their administrative headquarters are in Rome, Italy. The running of LEN is overseen by an elected Bureau (board) composed of Members representing 13 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 (run every second year)
- European Short Course Swimming Championships (run every year)
- European Water Polo Championship (run every second year)
- European Masters Championships (run every second year)
- European Junior Championships (run every year)
- European Open Water Championships (run every second 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 & Herzegovina
Bulgaria – Bulgarian Swimming Federation / Българска федерация по плувни спортове
Croatia – Hrvatski plivački savez
Cyprus – Cyprus Amateur Swimming Association
Czech Republic – Czech Swimming Federation / Český svaz plaveckých sportů
Denmark – Dansk Svømmeunion
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 / ΚΟΛΥΜΒΗΤΙΚΗ ΟΜΟΣΠΟΝΔΙΑ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ (KOE)
Hungary – Magyar Úszó Szövetség (MÚSZ)
Iceland – Icelandic Swimming Association
Ireland – Swim Ireland
Israel – Israel Swimming Association
Italy – Federazione Italiana Nuoto (FIN) (Wikipedia Italiano entry)
Latvia – Latvijas Peldesanas Federacija
Liechtenstein – Liechtenstein Swimming Association
Lithuania – Lithuanian Swimming Federation
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 – Swimming Montenegro Federation
Netherlands – Koninklijke Nederlandse Zwembond
Norway – Norges Svømmeforbund
Poland – Polski Związek Pływacki
Portugal – Federaçáo Portuguesa de Nataçáo
Romania – Federatia Romana de Natatie si Pentatlon Modern
Russia – All Russian Swimming Federation
San Marino – San Marino Swimming Federation
Serbia – Plivački Savez Srbije
Slovakia – Slovenská Plavecká Federácia
Slovenia – Plavalna Zveza Slovenije
Spain – Real Federación Española de Natación
Sweden – Svenska Simförbundet
Switzerland – Schweizerischer Schwimmverband (SSCHV)
Turkey – Türkiye Yüzme Federasyonu
Ukraine – Ukrainian Swimming Federation / Федерація плавання України
See also
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