Ligue européenne de natation

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Ligue Européenne de Natation is the European governing body of swimming, which was founded in 1926, in Budapest. It is often abbreviated to LEN.

LEN is the governing body of the 50 national swimming federations in Europe. Their administrative headquarters are in Rome, Italy. The running of LEN is overseen by an elected Bureau composed of Members representing 13 different Federations. LEN oversees aquatic sports in Europe: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.

1 Competitions
2 National Swimming Federations in Europe
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Competitions

LEN runs various competitions within Europe, these are:

European LC Championships (run every second year)
European SC Championships (run every year)
European Water Polo Championship (run every second year)
European Masters Championships (run every second year)
European Junior Championships (run every second year)
European Open Water Championships (run every second year)

LEN also runs various Cups in swimming and waterpolo as well as meets for junior swimmers.

[edit] National Swimming Federations in Europe

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
Finland – Suomen Uimaliitto
France – Fédération Française de Natation
Germany – Deutscher Schwimm-Verband (DSV)
Georgia – Georgian Aquatic Sports National Federation
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 Federation
Italy – Federazione Italiana Nuoto (FIN)
Ireland – Swim Ireland
Israel – Israel Swimming Association
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
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 – Turkish Swimming Federation
Ukraine – Ukrainian Swimming Federation / Федерація плавання України

[edit] See also

Swimming
International Swimming Federation - FINA

[edit] External links

International swimming

v • d • e

Asia: AASF – Asian Championships

Africa: CANA – championships by Zone

Americas: UANA – Regional championships for Caribbean (CISC), Central American & Mexico (CAMEX), Central American & the Caribbean (organized by CCCAN), and South America (organized by CONSANAT)

Europe: LEN – European Champs. | European SC Champs.

Oceania: OSA – Oceania Championships