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 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.

1 Competitions
2 National bodies 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 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.

[edit] 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 and Herzegovina – Swimming Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bulgaria – Bulgarian Swimming Federation/ Българска федерация по плувни спортове
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
Greece – Fédération Hellenique Natation A.
Hungary – Hungarian Swimming Association
Iceland – Icelandic Swimming Federation
Italy – Italian Swimming Federation
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 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 – Swimming Federation of Serbia
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
United Kingdom – British Swimming