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.
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[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 and Montenegro – Swimming Federation of Serbia and Montenegro
- 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
