European Aquatics (formerly , , popularly known by its acronym LEN) is the

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an governing body for aquatic sports affiliated to World Aquatics — it is the Continental Association for Europe. It was formally organized in 1927 in Bologna, 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.member list
of the European Olympic Committees (EOC); retrieved 2012-03-05. European Aquatics is overseen by an elected Bureau (board) composed of Members representing 17 different Federations. European Aquatics oversees aquatic sports in Europe: Diving (sport), diving, Swimming (sport), swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.

Events

Championships

European Aquatics organizes one championship (LEN European Aquatics Championships, European Aquatics Championships), involving four of the five LEN disciplines (swimming, diving artistic swimming, and open water swimming). * LEN European Aquatics Championships, European Aquatics Championships ''(held in even years; includes swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and European Masters Swimming Championships, Masters)''

Discipline championships

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 European Diving Championships, 2009)'' *Water Polo: European Water Polo Championship ''(run every second year)'' *Artistic Swimming: European Artistic Swimming Championships ''(2023 European Artistic Swimming Championships, 2023)'' *Open Water: European Open Water Championships ''(run every second year since 2016 European Open Water Championships, 2016)''

Junior championships

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: LEN European U19 Water Polo Championship, U19, LEN European U17 Water Polo Championship, U17 and LEN European U15 Water Polo Championship, 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 championships

*Swimming: European Masters Swimming Championships ''(run every second year)''

Member federations

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):

Member federation bans

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."LEN agrees not to invite Russian and Belarusian teams and supports Ukrainian athletes"
. ''LEN''. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.Byrnes, Liz (3 March 2022)
"Russia And Belarus Barred From Competing At European Events: Governing Body LEN"
''Swimming World''. Retrieved 3 March 2022.Sutherland, James (3 March 2022)
"LEN Bars Russian & Belarusians From Competing In Its Events"
''SwimSwam''. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

European Aquatics Awards winners

Men's events

Women's events

References

External links

LEN Official Website
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