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FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION [1 record]

Record 1 2023-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Swimming
OBS

World Aquatics ... is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee ... for administering international competitions in water sports.

OBS

The founding of the International Amateur Swimming Federation [Fédération Internationale de Natation Amateur] (FINA) in 1908 was a pragmatic response to an increase in international sporting events, crowned by the Olympic Games.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Natation
OBS

[Cette fédération sportive] a été fondée à Londres le 19 juillet 1908, sur l'initiative des pays participant aux Jeux olympiques de 1908 (Allemagne, Belgique, Danemark, Finlande, France, Grande-Bretagne, Hongrie et Suède), dans le but d'harmoniser les règles de natation et d'organiser une tribune mondiale pour organiser les compétitions.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Natación
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