FINA Bureau
noun - The World Aquatics Bureau is the governing body of competitive aquatic sports including open water swimming, diving, high diving, water polo, and pool swimming.
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Membership
The World Aquatics Bureau consists of 22 members elected by the General Congress, without vote, including the President, five Vice Presidents (one per continent), the Honorary Secretary, the Honorary Treasurer and 14 additional members. All are from different countries or “Sport Countries”. 15 members are chosen on the basis of geographical representation (three from Africa, four from America, three from Asia, four from Europe and one from Oceania) and the remaining seven from the world at large. Also member of the Bureau but without vote are the Honorary Life President, the Immediate Past President, the Immediate Past Honorary Secretary and the Immediate Past Honorary Treasurer for a term of four years.
Responsibilities
The World Aquatics Bureau is responsible for discussing and making decisions on all matters assigned by them by the General and Technical Congresses. Moreover and among other things, Bureau members interpret and enforce the Rule of FINA, they submit proposals to the Congress, they attribute World Aquatics awards, they determine the dates and locations of World Championships and other World Aquatics events, they organise and control all competitions for FINA’s five aquatic disciplines at the Olympic Games, Youth Olympic Games, World Championships and other FINA competitions, they instruct World Aquatics Committees and manage their activities, etc.
At its first meeting, the Bureau forms an Executive Committee including the President, the Honorary Secretary and the Honorary Treasurer. The Executive’s role is to decide upon matters relating to the World Aquatics Rules and Regulations or referred to it by the Bureau. It is also responsible for the supervision of the World Aquatics permanent office located in Lausanne, Switzerland.
2025-2029 World Aquatics Bureau Members
- Husain Al Musallam, President
- Matthew Dunn, First Vice President
- António Silva, Second Vice President
- Dale Neuburger, Treasurer
- Maureen Croes, Vice President
- Yasser Mohamed Ibrahim Idris, Vice President
- Jihong Zhou, Vice President
- Brent John Nowicki, Executive Director
- Khaleel AL Jabir, member
- Thauriya Ahmed Diria Bharmal, member
- Pernille Blume, member
- Dylan Carter, member
- Monica Amon Changanamuno, member
- Mohamed Diop, member
- Diana Haydee Geraldine Dominguez de Rolon, member
- Zouheir El Moufti, member
- Ana Fortin, member
- Kyriakos Giannopoulos, member
- Cheryl Gibson, member
- Otylia Jedrzeczak, member
- Digamber Vasant Kamati, member
- Sarah Keane, member
- Somsak Leeswadtrakul, member
- Shakhnoza Mirziyoeva, member
- Jace Naidoo, member
- Judy Otto, member
- Joo Hee Park, member
- Camelia Potec, member
- Mohsen Rezvani, member
- Dr. Donald Rukare, member
- Jorge Soto, member
- Daichi Suzuki, member
- Kwai Mae Tang, member
- Radhames Tavarez, member
- Fernando Terrilli, member
- Doreen Tiborcz, member
- Vanja Udonvičić, member
- Josip Varvodic, member
- John West, member
- Sándor Wladár, member
- Erkan Yalcin, member
- Daniel Gyurta, Budapest Headquarter Liaison
Past World Aquatics Bureau Members
Since 1999, FINA Bureau Member Sam Ramsamy served as FINA’s official Spokesman during all events.
1. Dr. Julio C. Maglione, President
2. Paolo Barelli, Honorary Secretary
3. Pipat Paniangvait, Honorary Treasurer
4. Husain Al Musallam, Vice President
5. Nory Kruchten, Vice President
6. Dale Neuburger, Vice President
7. Sam Ramsamy, Vice President
8. Dennis Miller, Vice President
9. Gennady Aleshin, Member
10. Dimitris Diathesopoulos, Member
11. Matthew Dunn, Member
12. Ben Ekumbo, Member
13. Farid El Allam, Member
14. Paulo Frischknecht, Member
15. Tamas Gyarfas, Member
16. Eugenio Martinez, Member
17. Orban Mendoza, Member
18. Dr. Margo Mountjoy, Member
19. Coaracy Nunes Filho, Member
20. Kazuo Sano, Member
21. Chief Olatokunbo Thomas, Member
22. Qiuping Zhang, Member
23. Mustapha Larfaoui, Honorary Life President
24. Bartolo Consolo, Immediate Past Honorary Secretary
25. Rafael Blanco, Honorary Member
26. Eldon C. Godfrey, C.A., Honorary Member
27. Francis Luyce, Honorary Member
28. Guillermo Martinez, Honorary Member
29. Gunnar Werner, Honorary Member
30. Cornel Marculescu, Executive Director
External links
- Open Water Representatives At The Highest World Aquatics Level
- 25 km World Championship Race Is No More
- COVID-19 Regulations For Swimming At The Tokyo Olympics
- Who Governs Swimming?
- When Chris Guesdon Changed The Course Of Open Water History
- FINA
- ally-approves-31c-rule/ FINA Formally Approves 31°C Rule
- FINA To Fix Maximum Water Temperature At 31°C
- Dennis Miller Gets Re-elected To FINA Bureau
- A Champion Mindset Through And Through
- Shelley Taylor-Smith, Legend Retires Leaving A Huge Wake
- Dive Into Open Water Swimming In Puerto Vallarta
- Kiril Todorov Brings International Events To Mexico
- Dennis Miller Continues To Rise
- FINA Cancels World Junior Championships In Israel
- John Leonard To FINA's Cornel Marculescu
- No Wetsuits Now, But Expect Wetsuits In Future Olympics
- Swim Fastest In The Open Water: Wetsuit Or Tech Suit?
- The Human Body Is A Wonderfully Adaptive Organism
- Contracting Diseases In The Open Water
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim round-up
- Marathon Swimming
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Shirley Babashoff Honored In California
- There Are Victims On Both Sides
- Federation Internationale de Natation: An Open Letter Asking FINA To Recognize All Victims During The DDR Olympic Reign
- Will The Last Gold Be A Beginning?
- Neoprene Rules Enacted By FINA, Bypassing Bioprene
- Japan Is Right On, But What Were Others Thinking?!?
- Lifesavers From Thailand To St. Kilda
- What Is True? What Will Happen At The 2020 Olympics?
- Dennis Miller Leaves Behind A Wake Of Success]
