Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA)

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed a case brought by Paolo Barelli against Fina less than a month before the Italian is set to go head-to-head with the aquatics global governing body’s president, Julio Maglione.

Hungarian swimming star Katinka Hosszu has openly criticised Fina, the sport’s global governing body, for introducing regulations that limit the number of World Cup events athletes can enter, and called on fellow swimmers to take a stand against the move.

Fina, the global governing body for aquatic sports, has unveiled a new series dedicated to synchronised swimming.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has hit out at the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) ruling over the presence of Russian athletes at the forthcoming 2016 Olympic Games, as International Federations (IFs) today (Monday) began to digest the impact of the decision.

The International Aquatics Federation (Fina) has awarded its 2021 and 2023 World Championships and World Masters Championships to Fukuoka and Doha, respectively, while it has suspended the Mexican Swimming Federation (FMN) over Guadalajara’s withdrawal of hosting rights to the 2017 event.

Organisers of the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have ruled out conducting viral tests of waters at aquatic sports venues in the Brazilian city following advice from the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The International Aquatics Federation (Fina) has revealed that China, Japan and Qatar are the only three countries that remain in the running to stage its World Championships and World Masters Championships in 2021 and 2023.

Eduardo Paes, the Mayor of 2016 summer Olympic Games host Rio de Janeiro, has insisted that the Brazilian city “has met all the demands” of the International Olympic Committee after being criticised by Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports.

Argentina has become the latest country to drop out of contention for the International Aquatics Federation’s (Fina) World Championships and World Masters Championships in 2021 and 2023.

International Aquatics Federation (Fina) executive director Cornel Marculescu has said that the governing body could introduce new rules regarding age limits of competitors at future editions of its showpiece World Championships.

Elisha Chauhan travelled to Kazan to watch the biggest ever Fina World Championships, but in a time of cost-cutting and efficiency why is the aquatics showpiece growing in size?

International Aquatics Federation (Fina) executive director Cornel Marculescu has admitted the governing body opposed the decision to stage some swimming finals after midnight at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, but stated the sport has to cater to the demands of television.

International Aquatics Federation (Fina) president Julio Maglione has called for the development of high diving if the discipline is to feature at future editions of the Olympic Games.

Fina has voted to approve a number of changes to its constitution in a move that will allow Julio Maglione to run for a third consecutive term as president of the global governing body for aquatic sports.

Fina, the global governing body for aquatic sports, has revealed that Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will host the 2020 edition of its Short Course World Swimming Championships.

Australia and Germany have dropped out of contention for the International Aquatics Federation’s (Fina) World Championships and World Masters Championships in 2021 and 2023, but the United Arab Emirates has entered into the running for the two events.