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ISF delegation visits Bahrain 2024 Gymnasiade venues

  • Multi-Sport Games

A delegation from the International School Sport Federation (ISF) met with the Local Organising Committee and ISF Technical Committee Presidents to discuss preparations for the Bahrain 2024 Gymnasiade.

basketball, beach volleyball, boxing, chess, judo and Para-judo, fencing, dance sports, gymnastics, swimming

and Para-swimming, table tennis, tennis, taekwondo, orienteering, wrestling, handball, padel, and karate.Scheduled


European Games diving pool open and ready for Paris 2024 qualification

  • Kraków 2023

The pool that will host the diving competition - and Paris 2024 qualifying - at the Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games has been officially opened.

department at the Ministry of Sport and Tourism.Also present was Otylia Jędrzejczak, President of the Polish Swimming

the facility.Diving is back on the European Games programme next year ©Getty ImagesAt the new Rzeszów swimming


Exclusive: European Aquatics planning to draw up eight-year strategy

  • Aquatics

European Aquatics (LEN) President António José Silva has revealed that the organisation is drawing up an eight-year strategy that it hopes to unveil in 2024.

Ukraine and the energy crisis that the Portuguese official says is resulting in the closure of some swimming

last week’s World Aquatics Extraordinary General Congress to change its name from the International Swimming

, artistic swimming, open water swimming, diving, high diving and water polo.António José Silva said

he was delighted by the decision to change the International Swimming Federation's name to World Aquatics

I think it’s an excellent move from FINA because it's not only about swimming like before it's about



Larfaoui axed as Honorary Life President as World Aquatics looks to cut costs

  • Aquatics

Mustapha Larfaoui, the longest-serving leader in World Aquatics' history, has been axed as Honorary Life President of the organisation in what is being framed as a cost-saving measure.

been cited by World Aquatics as the reasons for the loss.Larfaoui is a founding member of the Algerian Swimming

Federation, Algerian National Olympic Committee and the African Swimming Confederation.He joined the

World Aquatics, formerly known as the International Swimming Federation, Bureau as a member in 1972


Supporting developing nations key to World Aquatics future, insists Al-Musallam

  • Aquatics

World Aquatics President Husain Al-Musallam has vowed to ensure aquatics equipment is distributed to developing nations in a bid to boost their hopes of producing successful athletes in the future.

but we have to look at how we can support the maximum number of countries to have the programme for swimming

For example, I cannot build Oceania 17 swimming pool for the islands."

health, life and sport" was revealed as World Aquatics' new slogan as the global governing body for swimming

, artistic swimming, open water swimming, diving, high diving and water polo looks to unite all six of

Al-Musallam highlighted the performance of Jordan Crooks of the Cayman Islands at the World Swimming


Bhutan Taekwondo Federation secretary general honoured by NOC

  • Taekwondo

Bhutan Taekwondo Federation (BTF) secretary general Yonten Tharchen has been presented with a Lifetime Service Award by the Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC).

Summer Olympic Games.They have mainly been archers, but the country has also been represented in judo, swimming




Fukuoka World Aquatics Championships may come "too early" for open category, admits Al-Musallam

  • Aquatics

World Aquatics President Husain Al-Musallam has admitted that it is "too early" to add a category that will allow transgender athletes to compete at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka.

Work is underway at the global governing body for swimming, artistic swimming, open water swimming, diving

I believe that the city of Fukuoka and the Japan Swimming Association can better understand the needs

We will have the high dive which is a new event for Fukuoka and new events like the mixed artistic swimming


Duncan Mackay: Legend from the original "Miracle on Ice" finally earns recognition he deserves

  • Inside the Blogs

Every Olympic fan knows about the tale of the "Miracle on Ice" and how the unfancied United States team, composed mostly of amateur players, beat the Soviet Union, winners in five of the last six Games and consisting of experienced professionals, to the gold medal at Lake Placid 1980.

Matches at Wembley Empire, where the swimming pool was frozen over in the winter so it could host matches




Fürjes hails Al-Musallam for taking World Aquatics "into 21st century"

  • Aquatics

World Aquatics Bureau member Balázs Fürjes has hailed the leadership of Husain Al-Musallam for taking the 114-year-old International Federation into the 21st century.

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has been renamed World Aquatics after a new constitution

for pushing ahead with a series of reforms to breathe new life into the worldwide governing body for swimming

, artistic swimming, open water swimming, diving, high diving and water polo since he was elected as

the World Aquatics Championships and then the Paris Olympic Games and the next edition of the World Swimming

AquaticsFürjes, the State Secretary for Budapest in Hungary, was speaking on the sidelines of the World Swimming