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| Sport | Aquatic Sports |
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| Membership | 52 federations |
| Founded | 1927; 98 years ago (1927) |
| Affiliation | World Aquatics |
| Headquarters | Nyon |
| Location | Switzerland |
| President | António José Silva |
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European Aquatics (formerlyFrench:Ligue Européenne de Natation,English:European Swimming League, popularly known by its acronymLEN) is theEuropean governing body foraquatic sports affiliated toWorld Aquatics — it is the Continental Association for Europe. It was formally organized in 1927 inBologna,[1] and since 2015 is headquartered inNyon.
European Aquatics comprises 52 national swimming federations in Europe, and includesIsrael 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 andwater polo.
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 organizes five more discipline championships (swimming (25m), diving, water polo, artistic swimming, and open water).
European Aquatics also runs various competitions restricted to a younger age:
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]):
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 forUkraine in the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine in addition to banning European Aquatics events from being held in Russia and Belarus.[7][8][9]
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