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World Aquatics
Sign in to saveAlso known as Fédération internationale de natation, International Swimming Federation, FINA
international sport governing body
Key facts
- Sport
- Swimming diving artistic swimming water polo open water swimming high diving
- Jurisdiction
- International
- Abbreviation
- AQUA (formerly FINA)
- Founded
- 19 July 1908 ; 117 years ago ( 1908-07-19 ) in London , United Kingdom
- Affiliation
- Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF)
- Headquarters
- Lausanne , Switzerland
- President
- Husain Al-Musallam
- Replaced
- International Swimming Federation (FINA)
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.worldaquatics.com
- Motto
- United by water
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- Commons category
- FINA
- inception
- 1908-07-19
- social media followers
- 424000
- short name
- WA
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World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA (French: Fédération internationale de natation; English: International Swimming Federation), is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in water sports. It is one of several international federations which administer a given sport or discipline for both the IOC and the international community. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Founded as FINA (Fédération internationale de natation; International Swimming Federation) in 1908, the federation was officially renamed World Aquatics in January 2023.