European Aquatics
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European Aquatics (formerly Template:Langx, Template:Langx, 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,<ref>The Founding of LEN page Template:Webarchive of the LEN website; retrieved 2016-07-07.</ref> 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.<ref>member list Template:Webarchive of the European Olympic Committees (EOC); retrieved 2012-03-05.</ref> 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.
EventsEdit
ChampionshipsEdit
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 championshipsEdit
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 Championships (run every second year since 2016)
Junior championshipsEdit
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: U19, U17 and U15 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 championshipsEdit
- Swimming: European Masters Swimming Championships (run every second year)
Member federationsEdit
The following national federations are part of European Aquatics (Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials are, however, banned from every FINA event through the end of 2022<ref name="auto">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>):
Member federation bansEdit
On 3 March 2022, European Aquatics indefinitely banned Russians and Belarusians, and the corresponding European Aquatics member federations, from competing at or officiating any European Aquatics event to show support for Ukraine in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine in addition to banning European Aquatics events from being held in Russia and Belarus.<ref name="LEN3Mar2022">"LEN agrees not to invite Russian and Belarusian teams and supports Ukrainian athletes" Template:Webarchive. LEN. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.</ref><ref name="Byrnes3Mar2022">Byrnes, Liz (3 March 2022). "Russia And Belarus Barred From Competing At European Events: Governing Body LEN". Swimming World. Retrieved 3 March 2022.</ref><ref name="Sutherland3Mar2022">Sutherland, James (3 March 2022). "LEN Bars Russian & Belarusians From Competing In Its Events". SwimSwam. Retrieved 3 March 2022.</ref>
European Aquatics Awards winnersEdit
Men's eventsEdit
Women's eventsEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
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