Fédération Internationale de Natation Amateur
noun - Fédération Internationale de Natation Amateur or FINA is the international governing body of swimming, water polo, diving, synchronized swimming and open water swimming, recognized by the International Olympic Committee for administering international aquatic competitions, and under the direction of Cornel Marculescu. It was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was recognized by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honour Organisation.
Fédération Internationale de Natation Amateur sanctions the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix, FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup, FINA Junior Open Water Swimming Championships and the 5 km, 5 km Team Pursuit, 10 km and 25 km races at the FINA World Swimming Championships. Its open water swimming competitions are overseen by the Technical Open Water Swimming Committee (TOWSC).
Usage
Fédération Internationale de Natation Amateur administers two different global open water swimming circuits in addition to the biennial World Swimming Championships held every odd year.
Members of TOWSC
The 2013-2017 FINA TOWSC members include:
Chairman: Ronnie Wong of Hong Kong
Vice Chairman: Jorge Delgado Panchana of Ecuador
Honorary Secretary: Andrea Prayer of Italy
Representatives of the African region:
Joaquim Pestana Costa of Angola
David Ngugi of Kenya
Abdulmonem Alalawi of Egypt
Representatives of the Americas region:
Fernando Terrilli of Argentina
Tomas Haces German of Cuba
Sid Cassidy of USA
Representatives of the Asian region:
Abdulmonem Al Alawi of Oman
Mubarak Abdulla Al Zahmi of United Arab Emirates
Representatives of the European region:
Jean Paul Narce of France
Samuel Greetham of Great Britain
Noam Zwi of Israel
Representatives of the Oceania region:
William Ford of Australia
John West of New Zealand
Events Sub-Committee:
Christiane Fanzeres of Brazil
Ayman Saad of Egypt
Jon Hestoy of Faroe Islands
FINA Bureau Liaison is Dennis Miller of Fiji
External links
- Fédération Internationale de Natation Amateur official website
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Tomas Haces Shares His Olympic Marathon Experience
- How Cold Can It Go? FINA Races In Cold Water
- Propping Up Safety Standards In Open Water
- FINA Open Water Swimming Officials Schools In 2013
- Zouheir El Moufti And Sam Greetham To Share Open Water Knowledge
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Establishing A Governing Body In Open Water Swimming
- FINA Formally Approves 31°C Rule
- FINA To Fix Maximum Water Temperature At 31°C
- Should Ice Swimming Be In The Olympics? Yes!
- If Ice Swimming Were In The Olympics, What Are The Rules?
- Honour Organisations In The Hall Of Fame
- What Is The Minimum Age For Open Water Swims?
- Open Water Swimming Epicenter Shifts To Egypt
