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Former LEN president Barelli handed two-year ban by Fina
Paolo Barelli, the former president of the European Swimming League (LEN), has been suspended for two years by the International Aquatics Federation (Fina) for violating the global governing body’s constitution a…
Fina adds Corpay as FX payments supplier
Fina, the global governing body for aquatic sports, has agreed a deal for business payments provider Corpay Cross-Border to become its official foreign exchange payments supplier
Melbourne replaces Kazan as host of Fina’s short-course World Championships
The Australian city of Melbourne has been awarded hosting rights to this year’s World Swimming Championships (25m) after Fina, the global governing body for aquatic sports, removed the event from Kazan i…
Fina announces four hosts for 2022 Marathon Swim World Series
Fina, the global governing body for aquatic sports, has announced the four host cities for the 2022 Fina Marathon Swim World Series
Fifa halts matches in Russia as sports world steps up sanctions
Football's world governing body Fifa has halted all international matches in Russia and barred the Russian team from competing under its own name and flag, in response to the war in Ukraine
Fina turns to Budapest to ensure World Championships held in 2022
Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports, has today (Monday) announced that Budapest will step in to ensure a World Championships takes place as intended this year, with the move meaning its flagship…
Fina outlines fresh hosting plan for Fukuoka and Doha World Championships
Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports, has today (Tuesday) confirmed that Fukuoka’s staging of its World Championships has been postponed to next year due to Covid-19, with Doha’s 2023 Wor…
Fukuoka’s Fina World Championships set to move back to 2023
Fukuoka’s staging of the Fina World Championships has been postponed once again by the global governing body of aquatic sports amid ongoing concern over the Covid-19 situation in Japan.
Fina to stage events at Giza pyramids
Fina, the global governing body for aquatic sports, has agreed a four-year hosting deal with the Egyptian Swimming Federation that will see Egypt stage a series of international events at the iconic ancient…
Fina to launch Aquatics Integrity Unit amid wider reforms
Fina, the global governing body for aquatic sports, has detailed plans to launch an Aquatics Integrity Unit and implement reforms across marketing, events and communications as it aims to deliver an organisation…
Abu Dhabi to host ‘Aquatics Festival’ alongside Fina Short Course Worlds
Fina, the global governing body for aquatic sports, has announced the addition of an ‘Aquatics Festival’ to this year’s postponed World Swimming Championships (25m), with a number of other disciplines set t…
Fina Swimming World Cup calendar to feature stops in Europe and Qatar
Fina, the global governing body for aquatic sports, has confirmed the final calendar for the 2021 Swimming World Cup, with four legs to be held throughout October in Europe and the Middle East
Al-Musallam promises greater transparency from Fina, commits to internal reform
Husain Al-Musallam, the new Fina president, has promised to make aquatic sports' global governing body “more transparent in every area of our work”, as he committed to implementing reforms across the org…
Leading athletes form International Swimmers’ Alliance to hold Fina to account
Some of the most prominent athletes in swimming have come together to form the International Swimmers’ Alliance, an independent organisation designed to provide them with an independent voice and hold g…
Al-Musallam installed as new Fina president
Husain Al-Musallam has been elected to replace Julio Maglione as president of Fina, aquatic sports’ world governing body.
Mărculescu departs as long-time executive director of Fina
Cornel Mărculescu, executive director of aquatics’ world governing body Fina for the past 35 years, has resigned from his position.
Barelli secures new term as LEN president, Al-Musallam lined up for Fina leadership
European Swimming League (LEN) president Paolo Barelli has been re-elected for a third term in office, while Husain Al-Musallam has received backing to become Asia’s first president of aquatics’ world gov…
Coronavirus latest: Tokyo 2020 postponement floated, Serie A playoff mooted, and more
Haruyuki Takahashi, a member of Tokyo 2020's organising committee's executive board, told the Wall Street Journal that the event would most likely be postponed by one or two years if it could not take…