The Icelandic Swimming Association () is the national
governing body
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for
aquatics
Aquatics may refer to:
*Aquatic sports in the Olympics and other international competitions, including the disciplines of swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo, and open water swimming
*Water-related sports more broadly (including boa ...
in
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
. It is affiliated to both
LEN and
FINA
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.
Iceland's entry
on ''National Federations'' list of FINA
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; retrieved 2012-03-16.
SSÍ brings together all the swimming clubs in the country, organizes the national championships and manages the national team.
References
External links
www.sundsamband.is
��SSÍ website
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Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
Swimming
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Swimming in Iceland
1951 establishments in Iceland