Ligue européenne de natation

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 swimming federations in Europe. 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 aquatic sports in Europe: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.

Competitions

LEN runs various competitions within Europe, these are:

* European LC Championships "(run every second year)"
* European SC Championships "(run every year)"
* European Water Polo Championship "(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 Swimming Federations in Europe

The following national federations are part of LEN:

*flag|Albania – Albanian Swimming Federation
*flag|Andorra – Federació Andorrana de Natació
*flag|Armenia – Association of Water Kind of Sports of the Republic of Armenia
*flag|Austria – Österreichischer Schwimmverband (OSV)
*flag|Azerbaijan – Azerbaijan Swimming Federation
*flag|Belarus – Swimming Federation of Belarus
*flag|Belgium – Fédération Royale Belge de Natation
*flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina – Swimming Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina
*flag|Bulgaria – Bulgarian Swimming Federation / Българска федерация по плувни спортове
*flag|Croatia – Hrvatski plivački savez
*flag|Cyprus – Cyprus Amateur Swimming Association
*flag|Czech Republic – Czech Swimming Federation / Český svaz plaveckých sportů
*flag|Denmark – Dansk Svømmeunion
*flag|Estonia – Estonian Swimming Federation / Eesti Ujumisliit
*flag|Finland – Suomen Uimaliitto
*flag|France – Fédération Française de Natation
*flag|Germany – Deutscher Schwimm-Verband (DSV)
*flag|Georgia – Georgian Aquatic Sports National Federation
*flag|Gibraltar – Amateur Swimming Association of Gibraltar
*flag|Great Britain – British Swimming
*flag|Greece – Hellenic Swimming Federation / ΚΟΛΥΜΒΗΤΙΚΗ ΟΜΟΣΠΟΝΔΙΑ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ (KOE)
*flag|Hungary – Magyar Úszó Szövetség (MÚSZ)
*flag|Iceland – Icelandic Swimming Federation
*flag|Italy – Federazione Italiana Nuoto (FIN)
*flag|Ireland – Swim Ireland
*flag|Israel – Israel Swimming Association
*flag|Latvia – Latvijas Peldesanas Federacija
*flag|Liechtenstein – Liechtenstein Swimming Association
*flag|Lithuania – Lithuanian Swimming Federation
*flag|Luxembourg – Federation Luxembourgeoise de Natation et de Sauvetage
*flag|Macedonia – Swimming Federation of Republic of Macedonia
*flag|Malta – Aquatic Sports Association of Malta
*flag|Moldova – Water Kind of Sports Federation of the Republic of Moldova
*flag|Monaco – Federation Monegasque de Natation
*flag|Netherlands – Koninklijke Nederlandse Zwembond
*flag|Norway – Norges Svømmeforbund
*flag|Poland – Polski Związek Pływacki
*flag|Portugal – Federaçáo Portuguesa de Nataçáo
*flag|Romania – Federatia Romana de Natatie si Pentatlon Modern
*flag|Russia – All Russian Swimming Federation
*flag|San Marino – San Marino Swimming Federation
*flag|Serbia – Plivački Savez Srbije
*flag|Slovakia – Slovenská Plavecká Federácia
*flag|Slovenia – Plavalna Zveza Slovenije
*flag|Spain – Real Federación Española de Natación
*flag|Sweden – Svenska Simförbundet
*flag|Switzerland – Schweizerischer Schwimmverband (SSCHV)
*flag|Turkey – Turkish Swimming Federation
*flag|Ukraine – Ukrainian Swimming Federation / Федерація плавання України

See also

*Swimming
*International Swimming Federation - FINA

External links

* [http://www.lenweb.org/ LEN]