European Aquatics
Ligue Européenne de Natation is the European governing body of swimming. It is often abbriviated to LEN.
History/Info
LEN is the governing body of the 50 national European Swimming Federations. 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 all swimming sports in Europe - Swimming, Waterpolo, Synchronized Swimming and Diving.
Competitions
LEN runs various competitions within Europe, these are:
- European LC Championships (run every second year)
- European SC Championships (run every year)
- European Waterpolo Championships (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.
National Bodies 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 - Verband Österreichischer Schwimmvereine Azerbaijan -Azerbaijan Swimming Federation Belarus - Swimming Federation of Belarus Belgium - Fédération Royale Belge de Natation Bosnia & Herzegovina - Swimming Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina Croatia - Croatian Swimming Federation Cyprus - Cyprus Amateur Swimming Association Czech Republic - Czech Swimming Federation Denmark - Dansk Svømmeunion Estonia - Estonian Swimming Federation Finland - Finnish Swimming Association France - Fédération Française de Natation Germany - Deutscher Schwimm-Verband Georgia - Georgian Aquatic Sports National Federation Gibraltar - Amateur Swimming Association of Gibraltar Great Britian - Amateur Swimming Association Greece - Fédération Hellenique Natation A. Hungary - Hungarian Swimming Association Iceland - Icelandic Swimming Federation Italy - Federazione Italiana Nuoto Ireland - Swim Ireland Israel - Israel Swimming Association Latvia - Latvijas Peldesanas Federacija Liechtenstein - Liechtenstein Swimming Association Lithuanian - Lithuanian Swimming Federation Luxemburg - 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 Monoco - Federation Monegasque de Natation Netherlands - Koninklijke Nederlandse Zwembond Norway - Norges Svømmeforbund Sognsveien Poland - Polish Swimming Federation Portugal - Federaçáo Portuguesa de Nataçáo Romania - Romanian Swimming Federation Russia - All Russian Swimming Federation San Marino - San Marino Swimming Federation Serbia and Montenegro - Swimming Federation of Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia - Slovak Swimming Federation Slovenia - Plavalna Zveza Slovenije Spain - Real Federación Española de Natación Sweden - Svenska Simförbundet Switzerland - Fédération Suisse de Natation Turkey - Turkish Swimming Federation Ukraine - Ukrainian Swimming Federation