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Who is FINA?

The ‘Fédération Internationale de Natation’ (FINA; International Swimming Federation) was established almost 100 years ago. It was founded in London in 1908 by eight national federations: Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Great Britain, Hungary and Sweden. Its objectives were to establish unified rules for international competitions; carry out controls over world records and manage swimming competition at the Olympic Games.
Today, almost 100 years later and currently under the presidency of Mustapha Larfaoui, FINA has its headquarters in Lausanne (Switzerland) and has 191 member federations. Its objectives have been adapted to modern times and now emphasise:

The promotion of swimming as sport, drug-free sports, international relations and the existence of swimming pools throughout the world.
Establishing rules for Swimming, Open Water, Diving, Water Polo, Synchronised Swimming and Masters.
The organisation of the international competitions.

FINA has continued to introduce new events into the world of swimming pools, such as for example, World Cups (1979), World Masters Championships (1986), Swimming World Short Course (25m) Championships (every two years since 1993), the Diving Grand Prix (1995) and the Super Finals of the Diving Grand Prix (1998), Open Water World Championships (2000), World League of Men’s (2002) and Women’s (2004) Water polo.
Aquatic sports have been gaining increased popularity and consequently greater television coverage. By way of an example, in the last World Championships in Barcelona 2003 and according to the official data published, over 2017 athletes from 157 countries participated, 1737 journalists were accredited; 205,000 spectators saw the competitions live (almost double of 2001 in Fukuoka) and 700 million people followed them on television.

What makes FINA so unique?

It is the only international federation for aquatic sports. Its members are comprised of national swimming federations.

How many different water disciplines are played?

FINA, the worldwide management body for water sports, is made up of five different disciplines that are practiced by millions of athletes around the world:

A resistance sport: open water swimming
A racing sport: swimming
Un deporte de equipo: water polo
A gymnastic and aerial sport: diving
An artistic sport: synchronised swimming

Yes, the popularity of the aquatic sports of FINA has not stopped growing and deserves a privileged position within the Olympic movement. In the last Olympics in Athens, FINA made a decisive contribution to the Olympic spirit of clean play, humanity, universality and solidarity.

What does collaboration with FINA mean for AstralPool?

Collaborating with FINA allows us to demonstrate our ability to offer global solutions for swimming pools to the entire world, through our Skypool Commercial Pools and competition materials.
The union between FINA and AstralPool will be visible in our stationary, with the presence of the logotypes, through our Web page and through AstralPool’s presence on the official page of FINA.
Thanks to the appearance of our brand on television, we have taken another giant leap, and millions of viewers around the world will see us.

Are there many Official FINA Partners?

No, there are currently only four. The best brands in their fields are also Official FINA Partners: Omega for timekeeping and Speedo for swimming costumes, the Japanese brand Yakult for dairy products... AstralPool for swimming pools and its associated equipment..