World Aquatics

World Aquatics is the international governing body for swimming, diving, water polo, artistic swimming, and open water swimming. It sets rules and stages world championships and other international competitions.

World Aquatics Championships: A biennial international competition organized by World Aquatics across its major aquatic sports. This is the federation’s flagship event for world titles across aquatic disciplines.
Fédération Internationale de Natation: The former French name and acronym of the international swimming federation now called World Aquatics. FINA was the organization’s public name before its 2022 rebranding.
Swimming: A sport in which competitors race through water using defined strokes and distances. Swimming is the federation’s largest and most widely followed discipline.
World Aquatics transgender athlete policy: World Aquatics’ eligibility rules for transgender athletes in its elite women’s competitions, adopted in 2022. The policy drew global attention to how the federation balances inclusion and competitive eligibility.
International Olympic Committee: The international organization that leads the Olympic Movement and organizes the Olympic Games. The IOC governs the Games, while World Aquatics governs aquatic sports and their technical rules.
World Aquatics Swimming World Cup: An annual international series of short-course swimming meets organized by World Aquatics. It extends elite swimming competition beyond the federation’s world championships.
1908 Summer Olympics: The fourth modern Olympic Games, held in London, where the international swimming federation was founded. National swimming federations established the international body during these Games.
Diving: A sport in which athletes perform acrobatic movements while jumping from springboards or platforms into water. World Aquatics governs the international rules and competitions for this judged aquatic sport.
Lia Thomas: An American swimmer whose NCAA victories and eligibility became a prominent focus of debate about transgender athletes in sport. Debate surrounding her case preceded World Aquatics’ 2022 eligibility policy.
European Aquatics: The continental governing body for aquatic sports in Europe, formerly known as LEN. It organizes European competitions within the international framework set by World Aquatics.

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