European Aquatics

European Aquatics
Sport	Aquatic Sports
Membership	52 federations
Founded	1927; 99 years ago
Affiliation	World Aquatics
Headquarters	Nyon
Location	Switzerland
President	António José Silva
Official website
	europeanaquatics.org

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, and since 2015 is headquartered in Nyon.

European Aquatics comprises 52 national swimming federations in Europe, and includes Israel which for Olympic-sport purposes is grouped with Europe. 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

Championships

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 Championships (held in even years; includes swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and Masters)

Discipline championships

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

Swimming (25m): European Short Course Swimming Championships (run every year, from 2015 run every second year)
Diving: European Diving Championships (run every second year since 2009)
Water Polo: European Water Polo Championship (run every second year)
Artistic Swimming: European Artistic Swimming Championships (2023)
Open Water: European Open Water Swimming Championships (run every second year since 2016)

Junior championships

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

Swimming: European Junior Swimming Championships (run every year); European U-23 Swimming Championships (run every second year)
Diving: European Junior Diving Championships (run every year)
Water Polo: U20, U18 and U16 European Water Polo Championship (run every second year)
Artistic Swimming: European Junior Artistic Swimming Championships (run every year)
Open Water: European Junior Open Water Championships (run every year)

Masters championships

Swimming: European Aquatics Masters Championships (run every second year)

Member federations

The following national federations are part of European Aquatics:

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	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	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