World Aquatics
International sport governing body
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World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA, is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in water sports. It is one of several international federations which administer a given sport or discipline for both the IOC and the international community. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Transgender swimmer Thomas' legal case over ban dismissedAmerican swimmer Lia Thomas loses legal case against governing body World Aquatics at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.BBC Sport - Published | |
World Aquatics to review anti-doping proceduresWorld Aquatics appoints an anti-doping audit review committee after it emerged 23 Chinese swimmers were cleared to compete at the Tokyo Games, despite testing positive for a banned substance.BBC Sport - Published | |
No entries for World Cup open category racesWorld Aquatics says no entries have been received for the new open-category races at the Swimming World Cup event in Berlin.BBC Sport - Published | |
Russian & Belarusian swimmers can return as neutralsSwimmers and divers from Russia and Belarus can return to international competition as neutrals, says World Aquatics.BBC Sport - Published | |
Swimming cap for afro hair approved after it was banned at Tokyo Olympics A ban on swimming caps designed to protect natural black hair has been lifted by the International Swimming Federation (FINA).Sky News - Published | |
Transgender athletes: Tom Daley 'furious' about Fina banOlympic diving champion Tom Daley says he is "furious" at his sport's world governing body for voting to stop transgender athletes from competing in women's elite events.BBC Sport - Published | |
World Swimming Org Bans Trans Women Athletes That Are Past Puberty AgeLia Thomas' participation in women's swimming has reached a breaking point -- because the world's governing body for the sport has weighed in ... and their ruling is against her. FINA -- French for the..TMZ.com - Published | |
Fina stops transgender swimmers from competing in women's elite eventsFina, swimming's world governing body, votes to stop transgender athletes from competing in women's elite races if they have gone through any part of the process of male puberty.BBC Sport - Published | |
Evgeny Rylov: Russian swimmer banned for nine months for attending pro-war rallyRussian Olympic champion Evgeny Rylov is suspended for nine months by swimming's world governing body Fina after attending a rally in support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.BBC Sport - Published |
