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{{Short description|International sport governing body}}
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'''World Aquatics''',<ref name="insidethegames.biz">{{Cite web |date=12 December 2022 |title=International Swimming Federation to be renamed World Aquatics |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1131538/fina-renamed-world-aquatics |website=www.insidethegames.biz |access-date=12 December 2022 |archive-date=26 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226153802/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1131538/fina-renamed-world-aquatics |url-status=live }}</ref> formerly known as '''FINA''' ({{langx|fr|Fédération internationale de natation}}; {{langx|en|International Swimming Federation|link=yes}}),{{efn|The official and original name prior to 2023 was in [[French language|French]].}} is the international federation recognised by the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC)<ref>{{Cite web |title=FINA |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/if/fi_uk.asp?Id_federation=18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041024234725/http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/if/fi_uk.asp?Id_federation=18 |archive-date=2004-10-24 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=[[Olympic.org]] |publisher=The International Olympic Committee}}</ref> for administering international competitions in [[List of water sports|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|Lausanne, Switzerland]].

Founded as FINA ({{lang|fr|Fédération internationale de natation}}; {{lang|en|International Swimming Federation}}) in 1908, the federation was officially renamed World Aquatics in January 2023.<ref name="insidethegames.biz"/>

World Aquatics currently oversees competition in six aquatics sports: 
[[Swimming (sport)|swimming]], 
[[Diving (sport)|diving]], 
[[high diving]],
[[Synchronised swimming|artistic swimming]],<ref name="CBC">{{Cite web |title=Synchronized swimming to be called artistic swimming |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/aquatics/synchro-renamed-russia-dominates-1.4217720 |access-date=25 January 2018 |newspaper=Cbc.ca |archive-date=12 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412124853/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/aquatics/synchro-renamed-russia-dominates-1.4217720 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="FINA1">{{Cite web |date=13 September 2017 |title=FINA artistic swimming rules 2017-2021 |url=https://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/as_rules_-_2017-2021_-_15092017_full_1.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125074643/https://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/as_rules_-_2017-2021_-_15092017_full_1.pdf |archive-date=25 January 2018 |access-date=25 January 2018 |publisher=FINA}}</ref> [[water polo]], and [[open water swimming]].<ref name="FINA-Sports">{{Cite web |date=15 June 2013 |title=FINA Sports History |url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=37&Itemid=357 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615155037/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=37&Itemid=357 |archive-date=2013-06-15}} from the FINA website (www.fina.org); retrieved 2013-06-05.</ref> World Aquatics also oversees "[[Masters swimming|Masters]]" competition (for adults) in its disciplines.<ref name="FINA-Sports" />

==History==
[[File:FINA logo cropped.svg|thumb|Former FINA logo]]
FINA was founded on 19 July 1908 in the Manchester Hotel in [[London]], at the end of the [[1908 Summer Olympics]]. Eight national federations were responsible for the formation of FINA: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary and Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About FINA |url=https://www.fina.org/about |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322042842/https://www.fina.org/about |archive-date=2022-03-22 |website=[[FINA.org]]}}</ref>

In 1973 the first [[World Aquatics Championships]] were staged in [[Belgrade]], [[Yugoslavia]], with competitions held in swimming, water polo, diving and synchronized swimming.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/about/www.worldaquatics.com/about/Overview%20and%20History |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}</ref>  Dr. [[Hal Henning]], who had formerly served as Chair of the U.S. Olympic Swim Committee, was FINA's first American president from 1972 through 1976 where he was highly instrumental in starting the first World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade, and in retaining the number of swimming events in the Olympics which favored countries with larger, more balanced swim teams.<ref name=NCHOF>{{cite web |title=North Central Cardinals Athletic Hall of Fame, Dr. Harold Henning|url= https://northcentralcardinals.com/honors/hall-of-fame/hal-henning/1|website=northcentralcardinals.com}}</ref>

In 1986 the first permanent FINA office was opened in [[Lausanne]], Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/about/www.worldaquatics.com/about/Overview%20and%20History |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}</ref>

In 1991 open water swimming was added to the program of the World Aquatics Championships.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/about/www.worldaquatics.com/about/Overview%20and%20History |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}</ref>

In 1993 the first edition of the [[World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m)]] was staged in [[Palma de Mallorca]], Spain.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/about/www.worldaquatics.com/about/Overview%20and%20History |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}</ref>

In 2010 FINA convened the first edition of the FINA World Aquatics Convention in [[Punta del Este]], Uruguay.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/about/www.worldaquatics.com/about/Overview%20and%20History |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}</ref> 

In 2013 high diving was added to the program of the World Aquatics Championships.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/about/www.worldaquatics.com/about/Overview%20and%20History |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}</ref>

In 2015 FINA staged the first dual World Aquatics Championships and [[FINA World Masters Championships]] (later known World Aquatics Masters Championships) in Kazan Russia, run consecutively in the one city for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/about/www.worldaquatics.com/about/Overview%20and%20History |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}</ref>

In 2018 FINA celebrated 110 years by inaugurating a new headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/about/www.worldaquatics.com/about/Overview%20and%20History |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}</ref>

On 12 December 2022, during the Extraordinary General Congress held in [[Melbourne]], Australia, the Congress approved a new Constitution and voted to adopt a new name for the organisation, World Aquatics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/about/www.worldaquatics.com/about/Overview%20and%20History |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}</ref>

In July 2023, the World Aquatics General Congress approved the headquarters would be moving to [[Budapest]], Hungary (host city of the [[2017 World Aquatics Championships|2017]], [[2022 World Aquatics Championships|2022]] and 2027 championships) was in the ‘final stage’ of negotiations to move.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keith |first=Braden |date=2023-07-25 |title=World Aquatics General Congress Approves HQ Move to Budapest, Hungary |url=https://swimswam.com/world-aquatics-general-congress-approves-hq-move-to-budapest-hungary/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US}}</ref> The center is scheduled to be finished by the end of 2026, but the organization intends to move some of it to the Hungarian capital in the second half of next year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-24 |title=Best Swimmers Honored at the Future HQs of World Aquatics in Budapest |url=https://hungarytoday.hu/best-swimmers-honored-at-the-future-hqs-of-world-aquatics-in-budapest/ |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Hungary Today |language=en}}</ref> In November 2024, they opened their interim office before a full, complete transfer by 2027.<ref>{{Cite news |title=World Aquatics opens temporary HQ in Budapest, full relocation expected by 2027 |url=https://english.news.cn/20241112/0c1d696fccb0448da2fda4634e46f8cd/c.html}}</ref>

Number of national federations by year:
*1908: 8
*1928: 38
*1958: 75
*1978: 106
*1988: 109
*2000: 174
*2008: 197
*2010: 202
*2012: 203
*2015: 208<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kosovo is the 208th FINA member |url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5077:kosovo-is-the-208th-fina-member&catid=225:highlight&Itemid=179 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220082823/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5077%3Akosovo-is-the-208th-fina-member&catid=225%3Ahighlight&Itemid=179 |archive-date=20 February 2015 |access-date=2 March 2021 |publisher=FINA}}</ref>
*2016: 207
*2017: 209
*2023: 208<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Aquatics |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/members/www.worldaquatics.com/members/national-federations |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}</ref>

==Members==
{{further|List of World Aquatics member federations}}

In June 2017, [[Bhutan]] became the 208th [[List of World Aquatics member federations|national member federation of FINA (now World Aquatics)]];<ref>{{Cite web |last=FINA |date=8 June 2017 |title=Bhutan Swimming Federation joins FINA as 208th National Member Federation |url=http://www.fina.org/news/bhutan-swimming-federation-joins-fina-208th-national-member-federation |access-date=4 July 2018 |website=FINA |archive-date=22 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122171009/http://www.fina.org/news/bhutan-swimming-federation-joins-fina-208th-national-member-federation |url-status=live }}</ref> and on 30 November 2017, [[Anguilla]] became the 209th national member federation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=FINA |date=30 November 2017 |title=PR 93 - FINA BUREAU MEETING - 30 November 2017 |url=http://www.fina.org/news/pr-93-fina-bureau-meeting-30-november-2017 |access-date=4 July 2018 |website=FINA |archive-date=27 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627234448/http://www.fina.org/news/pr-93-fina-bureau-meeting-30-november-2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023 the Philippines were removed from the list of member federations on the World Aquatics website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Aquatics |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/members/www.worldaquatics.com/members/national-federations |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}</ref>  At the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka in July 2023 athletes from the Philippines were still competing as 'Suspended Member Federation', however by the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in September 2023, athletes from the Philippines were required to compete as 'Neutral Independent Athletes'.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sutherland |first=James |date=2023-04-26 |title=Philippine Swimming Inc. Awaits CAS Appeal Decision Following World Aquatics Suspension |url=https://swimswam.com/philippine-swimming-inc-awaits-cas-appeal-decision-following-world-aquatics-suspension/ |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US |archive-date=23 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023031941/https://swimswam.com/philippine-swimming-inc-awaits-cas-appeal-decision-following-world-aquatics-suspension/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=World Aquatics |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/members/www.worldaquatics.com/members/national-federations |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}</ref> Athletes from Kenya currently compete as 'Suspended Member Federation',<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-30 |title=Kenya staring at a total ban from international swimming |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/kenya-staring-ban-from-international-swimming-4289116 |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=Nation |language=en |archive-date=18 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018222733/https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/kenya-staring-ban-from-international-swimming-4289116 |url-status=live }}</ref> while athletes from Russia and Belarus are currently banned from competing, but the nation's are still listed as member federations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-23 |title=PRESS RELEASE {{!}} FINA Bureau meets, makes further decisions on Russian and Belarusian athletes and event hosting |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/news/2547346/www.worldaquatics.com/news/2547346/press-release-fina-bureau-meets-makes-further-decisions-on-russian-and-belarusian-athletes-and-event-hosting |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}</ref> World Aquatics also permits athletes not affiliated with a member federation to compete at events under the 'Athlete Refugee Team' banner.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-20 |title=Meet World Aquatics Refugee Team member Eyad Masoud {{!}} When I swim, its more than a sport |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/news/3545814/www.worldaquatics.com/news/3545814/meet-world-aquatics-refugee-team-member-eyad-masoud |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}</ref> 
Members are grouped by continent, and there are '''5 continental associations''' of which they can choose to be a member:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Continental Organisations |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/members/www.worldaquatics.com/members/continental-organisations |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:World Map FINA.svg|right|400px]]
*<span style="background-color:orange;">Africa (52)</span>: [[Africa Aquatics]]
*<span style="background-color:#FF6666;">Americas (45)</span>: [[PanAm Aquatics]]
*<span style="background-color:#FF66FF;">Asia (44)</span>: [[Asia Aquatics]]
*<span style="background-color:#6666FF;">Europe (52)</span>: [[European Aquatics]]
*<span style="background-color:yellow;">Oceania (15)</span>: [[Oceania Aquatics]]
<small>Note: The number following each continental name is the number of World Aquatics members which fall into the given geographical area. It is not necessarily the number of members in the continental association.</small>

==Organisation & Structure==
Under the new World Aquatics Constitution, ratified in December 2022, under clause 12, the following bodies are established to govern and administer World Aquatics:<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Aquatics Structure: overview |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/structure/www.worldaquatics.com/structure/overview |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}</ref>

* The Congress
* The Bureau
* The Executive
* The Aquatics Integrity Unit
* The Athletes Committee
* The Technical Committees
* The Specialised Committees 

The World Aquatics Congress is the highest authority of World Aquatics and shall have the power to decide upon any matters arising within World Aquatics. A Congress is held either as an Ordinary Congress or as an Extraordinary Congress. A Congress may be held in person, by teleconference, by video conference or by another means of communication. Voting by correspondence (including email) and/or online is permitted. An Ordinary Congress shall be held every two (2) years, in principle at the site and on the occasion of the World Championships or of another major World Aquatics event.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Aquatics Congress |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/structure/www.worldaquatics.com/structure/congress |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}</ref> An Extraordinary Congress shall be convened either by a decision of the Bureau or following a request in writing submitted to the Bureau by email by at least one fifth (1/5) of the Members.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=WORLD AQUATICS {{!}} CONSTITUTION 2022 |url=https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2022/12/22/207b6567-d1a3-4f08-a0fb-a7af3ef4dfeb/World-Aquatics-Constitution-Approved-12-12-2022-Formatted.pdf |access-date=17 September 2023 |archive-date=6 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106114022/https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2022/12/22/207b6567-d1a3-4f08-a0fb-a7af3ef4dfeb/World-Aquatics-Constitution-Approved-12-12-2022-Formatted.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Each Member shall be represented by up to two (2) duly appointed delegates with voting rights. Each of the twenty (20) elected members of the Athletes Committee shall have one (1) vote at a Congress. The Honorary President is chair with no voting power. Continental Organisations can appoint up to two (2) representatives who may attend the Congress as observers, without any voting power.<ref name=":0" />

The World Aquatics Bureau consists of the President and thirty-nine (39) Bureau Members:

* President: The President is elected by the Congress.   
* Continental Representatives: Twenty-two (22) Bureau Members are elected by the Congress as continental representatives distributed geographically and per gender as follows: '''Africa''': five (5), with no more than three (3) representatives of a single gender; '''America:''' five (5), with no more than three (3) representatives of a single gender; '''Asia:''' five (5), with no more than three (3) representatives of a single gender; '''Europe:''' five (5), with no more than three (3) representatives of a single gender; and '''Oceania:''' two (2), with one (1) of each gender. From these roles elected are five (5) Vice Presidents, one from each of the five Continents, including the First Vice President and the Second Vice President; and the Treasurer.

* World-at-Large Bureau Members: Sixteen (16) additional Bureau Members are elected by the Congress as World-at-Large Bureau Members, distributed geographically and per gender as follows: '''Africa:''' three (3), with no more than two (2) representatives of a single gender; '''America:''' four (4), with no more than three (3) representatives of a single gender; '''Asia:''' four (4), with no more than three (3) representatives of a single gender; '''Europe:''' four (4), with no more than three (3) representatives of a single gender; and '''Oceania:''' one (1), female or male.

* Athletes Committee: The Chair of the Athletes Committee is ex officio a Bureau Member.<ref name=":0" />

Various committees and commissions also help with the oversight of individual disciplines (e.g. the Technical Open Water Swimming Committee helps with open water), or topic-related issues (e.g. the World Aquatics Doping Panel).<ref>{{Cite web |title=FINA Committee list |url=http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=29&Itemid=116 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120802151409/http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=29&Itemid=116 |archive-date=2 August 2012}}</ref> The organization signed an agreement with the Hungarian government in May 2023, planning to relocate its headquarters from [[Switzerland]] to [[Budapest, Hungary]]. However, the World Aquatics Congress needs to approve unanimously in order for the relocation to be finalized.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hungarianconservative.com/articles/current/fina_headquarters_movbudapest_swimming_sports/|title=International Swimming Federation Headquarters to Move to Budapest|website=Hungarianconservative.com/|date=26 May 2023|access-date=8 June 2023|archive-date=9 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609011221/https://www.hungarianconservative.com/articles/current/fina_headquarters_movbudapest_swimming_sports/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Current bureau members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Office<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Aquatics Bureau Members |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/structure/bureau |access-date=4 May 2024 |publisher=World Aquatics |archive-date=8 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408063800/https://www.worldaquatics.com/structure/bureau |url-status=live }}</ref>
!Officeholder
!Country
|-
|President
|[[Husain Al-Musallam]]
|Kuwait
|-
|First Vice President
|[[Sam Ramsamy]]
|South Africa
|-
|Second Vice President
|[[Matthew Dunn (swimmer)|Matthew Dunn]]
|Australia
|-
|Treasurer
|Dale Neuburger
|United States
|-
|rowspan=3|Vice President
|Juan Carlos Orihuela
|Paraguay
|-
|António Silva
|Portugal
|-
|[[Zhou Jihong]]
|China
|-
|Executive Director
|Brent Nowicki
|United States
|}

==Presidents==
Each presidential term is four years, beginning and concluding with the year following the Summer Olympics.

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" | '''FINA/World Aquatics presidents'''
|-
! '''Name''' !! '''Country''' !! '''Term'''
|-
|[[George Hearn (swimming administrator)|George Hearn]]|| {{GBR2}} || 1908&ndash;1924 
|-
|[[Erik Bergvall]] || {{SWE}} || 1924&ndash;1928 
|-
|[[Émile-Georges Drigny]] || {{FRA}} || 1928&ndash;1932 
|-
|[[Walther Binner]] || {{GER}} || 1932&ndash;1936 
|-
|[[Harold Fern]] || {{GBR2}} || 1936&ndash;1948
|-
|[[Rene de Raeve]]|| {{BEL}} || 1948&ndash;1952 
|-
|[[M.L. Negri]]|| {{ARG}} || 1952&ndash;1956 
|-
|[[Jan de Vries (swimming administrator)|Jan de Vries]]|| {{NED}} || 1956&ndash;1960 
|-
|[[Max Ritter]] || {{FRG}} || 1960&ndash;1964  
|-
|[[William Berge Phillips]]|| {{AUS}} || 1964&ndash;1968 
|-
|[[Javier Ostos Mora]]<ref name="Ostos">{{Cite web |date=5 June 2019 |title=Swimming World Presents "Remembering the 1st World Championships: Belgrade 1973" |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/swimming-world-presents-remembering-the-1st-world-championships-belgrade-1973/ |access-date=12 December 2022 |archive-date=12 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212090436/https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/swimming-world-presents-remembering-the-1st-world-championships-belgrade-1973/ |url-status=live }}</ref> || {{MEX}} || 1968&ndash;1972
|-
|[[Hal Henning|Harold Henning]]|| {{USA}} || 1972&ndash;1976 
|-
|[[Javier Ostos Mora]] <small>(2nd term)</small><ref name="Ostos" /> || {{MEX}} || 1976&ndash;1980
|-
|[[Ante Lambaša]]|| {{YUG}} || 1980&ndash;1984 
|-
|[[Robert Helmick]] || {{USA}} || 1984&ndash;1988 
|-
|[[Mustapha Larfaoui]] || {{ALG}} || 1988&ndash;2009
|-
|[[Julio Maglione]] || {{URU}} || 2009&ndash;2021
|-
|[[Husain Al-Musallam]] || {{KUW}} || 2021–present
|}

==Tournaments ==
[[File:Marine Messe Hall A, Swimming Venue, World Aquatics Championships 2023.jpg|thumb|The main competition venue at the [[2023 World Aquatics Championships|most recent edition]] of the World Aquatics Championships in [[Fukuoka]], [[Japan]] (2023)]]

===World Aquatics Championships===
{{main|World Aquatics Championships}}

World Aquatics' largest event is the biennial '''[[World Aquatics Championships]]''', traditionally held every odd year, where all of the six aquatic disciplines are contested. A 50m length pool is used for swimming races.

The [[FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships|World Open Water Swimming Championships]] (also known as 'Open Water Worlds') is part of the World Aquatics Championships. Additional standalone editions of the Open Water Championships were also held in the even years from 2000 to 2010.

The [[FINA World Masters Championships|World Masters Championships]] (also known as 'Masters Worlds) is open to athletes 25 years and above (30+ years in water polo) in each aquatics discipline excluding high diving and has been held as part of the World Aquatics Championships since 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Masters |url=https://www.fina.org/masters/www.fina.org/masters/about |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}</ref>  Prior to this, the Masters Championship was held separately, biennially in even years.

Prior to the 9th World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka in 2001, the championships had been staged at various intervals of two to four years. From 2001 to 2019 the championships were held biennially in odd years. Due to interruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, travel restrictions, and host venues withdrawing from hosting championships and World Aquatics withdrawing the rights to host championships, from 2022 to 2025 the championships will be staged in every year until resuming to biennial from 2025 onwards.

=== Stand-alone discipline competitions ===
World Aquatics also organizes separate tournaments and series for individual disciplines, including competitions for juniors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-02-22 |title=FINA Media Kit for the 2010 FINA World Aquatics Convention |url=http://www.fina.org/project/docs/convention/mediakit.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610203635/http://www.fina.org/project/docs/convention/mediakit.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2015 |access-date=2010-02-25 }} . (The listing and structure of the "Events" section is based on the event listing in this packet.)</ref>

==== Discipline world tournaments ====
*'''Swimming''': [[World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m)|World Swimming Championships (25m)]], (also known as 'Short Course Worlds', an even-years biennial event held in 25m length pool)
*'''Water polo''': [[FINA Water Polo World Cup|Men's]] and [[FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup|Women's Water Polo World Cup]], replacing the former [[FINA Water Polo World League|Water Polo World Leagues]]
*'''Diving''': [[FINA Diving World Cup|Diving World Cup]] (biennial)
*'''High diving''': [[FINA High Diving World Cup|High Diving World Cup]] (annual)

==== Discipline world series ====
*'''Swimming''': [[World Aquatics Swimming World Cup|Swimming World Cup]] (annual usually in 25m pool, but held in 50m pool in pre-Olympic years)
*'''Diving''': [[FINA Diving World Series|Diving World Series]] (annual)
*'''Artistic swimming''': Artistic Swimming World Cup (annual - called World Series 2017–2022)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-10 |title=Montpellier to host FINA Artistic Swimming World Cup leg |url=https://www.len.eu/montpellier-to-host-fina-artistic-swimming-world-cup-leg-in-2023/ |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=LEN: European Aquatics |language=en-US |archive-date=25 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125034024/https://www.len.eu/montpellier-to-host-fina-artistic-swimming-world-cup-leg-in-2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*'''Open water swimming''': [[FINA Marathon Swim World Series|Marathon Swim World Series]] (annual)

==== Junior championships ====
World-level championships restricted to a younger age, with the age limit varying by discipline and gender:
*'''Swimming''': [[FINA World Junior Swimming Championships|World Junior Swimming Championships]] (biennial)
*'''Water polo''': [[FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships|Junior]], [[FINA Youth Water Polo World Championships|Youth]] and [[World Aquatics Cadet Water Polo Championships|Cadet Water Polo World Championships]] (biennial)<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Aquatics Water Polo Junior Competitions |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/water-polo/competitions |website=worldaquatics.com}}</ref>
*'''Diving''': [[FINA World Junior Diving Championships|World Junior Diving Championships]] (biennial)<ref>{{Cite web |title=FINA World Junior Diving Championships 2022 |url=https://www.fina.org/competitions/2951/www.fina.org/competitions/2951/fina-world-junior-diving-championships |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Artistic swimming''': [[FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships|World Junior Artistic Swimming Championships]] (biennial)<ref name="CBC" /><ref name="FINA1" />
*'''Open water swimming''': World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships (biennial)<ref>{{Cite web |title=FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships 2022 |url=https://www.fina.org/competitions/2910/www.fina.org/competitions/2910/fina-world-junior-open-water-swimming-championships-2022 |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}</ref>

==Sport name changes==
In 2017, FINA officially renamed the sport of synchronised swimming as Artistic Swimming for its competitions to reflect the expansion in evaluation criteria in the sport to include not only synchronization but other elements such as choreography and artistic expression.<ref name="CBC" /><ref name="DAS1Aug2021">{{Cite web |date=1 August 2021 |title=What is the difference between synchronized swimming and artistic swimming? |url=https://en.as.com/en/2021/08/01/olympic_games/1627845508_487283.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026181830/https://en.as.com/en/2021/08/01/olympic_games/1627845508_487283.html |archive-date=2021-10-26 |access-date=18 November 2022 |website=[[Diario AS]]}}</ref>

==Bans==
===Retired athletes===
In relation to anti-doping rule violations, World Aquatics does enact suspensions on athletes who are retired from their respective sport at the time of ban implementation, with examples including Lithuanian [[Rūta Meilutytė]] (2019–2021) and Russians [[Artem Lobuzov]] (2021–2025), Alexandra Sokolova (2021–2025), and Artem Podyakov (2021–2025).<ref name="FINA12Feb2020">{{Cite web |title=FINA Doping Panel Decision - Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) |url=https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2021/02/15/77d3e63e-c0f5-4cbb-a2c8-8f040cf6b8fa/FINA-Doping-Panel-Decision-Ruta-Meilutyte.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404233025/https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2021/02/15/77d3e63e-c0f5-4cbb-a2c8-8f040cf6b8fa/FINA-Doping-Panel-Decision-Ruta-Meilutyte.pdf |archive-date=4 April 2021 }}</ref><ref name="DeGeorge28Mar2022">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-28 |title=FINA Doping Panel Bans Three Retired Russians, Including Olympian Artem Lobuzov |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/fina-doping-panel-bans-three-retired-russians-including-olympian-artem-lobuzov/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328210532/https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/fina-doping-panel-bans-three-retired-russians-including-olympian-artem-lobuzov/ |archive-date=2022-03-28 |access-date=6 November 2022 |website=[[Swimming World News]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Russia and Belarus bans===
Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials were banned from every FINA (World Aquatics) event through the end of 2022.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=PRESS RELEASE &#124; FINA Bureau meets, acknowledges decision to suspend Russian swimmer Evgeny Rylov |url=https://www.fina.org/news/2584646/www.fina.org/news/2584646/press-release-fina-bureau-meets-acknowledges-decision-to-suspend-russian-swimmer-evgeny-rylov |website=FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation}}</ref> FINA also cancelled FINA events in Russia, and banned Russian and Belarusian teams through to the 19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022.<ref name="auto" /> In March 2022, after the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], FINA banned all Russians and Belarusians from competing at the [[2022 World Aquatics Championships]] and withdrew the [[2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)]] from being held in Russia.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=FINA Bureau meets, makes further decisions on Russian and Belarusian athletes and event hosting |date=23 March 2022 |publisher=[[FINA]] |url=https://www.fina.org/news/2547346/press-release-fina-bureau-meets-makes-further-decisions-on-russian-and-belarusian-athletes-and-event-hosting |access-date=23 March 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323152537/https://www.fina.org/news/2547346/press-release-fina-bureau-meets-makes-further-decisions-on-russian-and-belarusian-athletes-and-event-hosting |archive-date=2022-03-23 |website=[[FINA.org]]}}</ref> This came after indefinitely banning athletes and officials of both countries from wearing the colours of their country, swimming representing their country with their country's name, and the playing of their country's national anthem in case an athlete from either country won an event.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=FINA Order award withdrawn |date=1 March 2022 |publisher=[[FINA]] |url=https://www.fina.org/news/2509860/press-release-fina-order-award-withdrawn |access-date=23 March 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301091907/https://www.fina.org/news/2509860/press-release-fina-order-award-withdrawn |archive-date=2022-03-01 |website=[[FINA.org]]}}</ref> Additionally, times swum by Russians at non-FINA competitions for the April to December 2022 time frame did not count for world rankings nor world records.<ref name="Keith23Apr2022">{{Cite news |last=Keith |first=Braden |date=23 April 2022 |title=Russia Confirms that Suspended Rylov Will Be Allowed at Russian Championships |work=[[SwimSwam]] |url=https://swimswam.com/russia-confirms-that-suspended-rylov-will-be-allowed-at-russian-championships |url-status=live |access-date=6 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424013306/https://swimswam.com/russia-confirms-that-suspended-rylov-will-be-allowed-at-russian-championships/ |archive-date=2022-04-24}}</ref> On the 4 September 2023, World Aquatics announced the capacity and criteria for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at competitions as 'Neutral Independent Athletes'.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-04 |title=World Aquatics Bureau Approves Participation of Neutral Individual Athletes, Under Strict New Criteria |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/news/3671042/www.worldaquatics.com/news/3671042/world-aquatics-bureau-approves-participation-of-individual-neutral-athletes-under-strict-new-criteria |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}</ref>

==Controversies==
=== Transgender athlete restrictions ===

On 19 June 2022, FINA (World Aquatics) "committed to the separation of Aquatics sports into men's and women's categories according to sex" by a 71% vote, adopting a new policy on eligibility for the men's and women's competition categories.<ref name="FINA Press Release 19 June 2022">{{Cite web |last=FINA Communication Department |title=Press Release: FINA announces new policy on gender inclusion |date=19 June 2022 |url=https://www.fina.org/news/2649715/press-release-fina-announces-new-policy-on-gender-inclusion |access-date=21 June 2022 |publisher=FINA |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621025050/https://www.fina.org/news/2649715/press-release-fina-announces-new-policy-on-gender-inclusion |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="FILA 2022 Gender Inclusion Policy">{{Cite web |last=FINA |date=19 June 2022 |title=Policy on Eligibility For The Men's And Women's {{as written|Compe|titon [sic]}} Categories |url=https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2022/06/19/525de003-51f4-47d3-8d5a-716dac5f77c7/FINA-INCLUSION-POLICY-AND-APPENDICES-FINAL-.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619152022/https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2022/06/19/525de003-51f4-47d3-8d5a-716dac5f77c7/FINA-INCLUSION-POLICY-AND-APPENDICES-FINAL-.pdf |archive-date=19 June 2022 |access-date=21 June 2022 |publisher=FINA}}</ref><ref name="Video of 2022 Budapest Meeting">{{Cite web |last=FINA |date=19 June 2022 |title=INA Extraordinary General Congress, 19th FINA World Championships, Budapest |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiujU5nUq6A&t=6359s |access-date=21 June 2022 |publisher=FINA |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621145905/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiujU5nUq6A&t=6359s |url-status=live }}</ref> This policy effectively bars all transgender women from competing in professional women's swimming, with the exception of athletes who "can establish to FINA's comfortable satisfaction that they have not experienced any part of male puberty beyond Tanner Stage 2 (of puberty) or before age 12, whichever is later". Athletes who previously took [[masculinizing hormone therapy]] (namely testosterone) may also compete in the women's category as long any testosterone use was post-puberty and less than a year in total, and the person's testosterone levels are back to pre-treatment levels. Transgender men remained fully eligible to compete in the men's category. FINA also announced the development of a separate "open" category for some events, to be determined by a working group over the next six months, so that "everybody has the opportunity to compete at an elite level".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-19 |title=Transgender swimmers barred from women's events |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/19/world-swimming-body-adopts-new-policy-for-transgender-athletes |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=[[Al Jazeera Arabic|Al Jazeera]] |language=en |archive-date=20 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620183331/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/19/world-swimming-body-adopts-new-policy-for-transgender-athletes |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Ingle June 2022">{{Cite news |last=Ingle |first=Sean |date=19 June 2022 |title=Transgender women swimmers barred from female competitions by Fina |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/19/transgender-swimmers-barred-from-female-competitions-after-fina-vote |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619221706/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/19/transgender-swimmers-barred-from-female-competitions-after-fina-vote |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=De la Fuente |first1=Homero |title=International Swimming Federation votes to restrict transgender athletes from competing in elite women's aquatics competitions |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/19/us/fina-vote-transgender-athletes/index.html |website=CNN |date=20 June 2022 |access-date=20 June 2024 |archive-date=20 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620092234/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/19/us/fina-vote-transgender-athletes/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The decision was criticized as "discriminatory, harmful, unscientific and not in line with the 2021 IOC principles" by LGBT advocacy group [[Athlete Ally]].<ref name="Melnick June 2022">{{Cite news |last1=Melnick |first1=Kyle |last2=Carpenter |first2=Les |date=June 19, 2022 |title=FINA vote restricts transgender athletes in women's competitions |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/19/fina-transgender-swimming/ |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619184929/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/19/fina-transgender-swimming/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Though swimmer [[Lia Thomas]] formally challenged the new rule that disqualified her from competition, in June 2024, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that she lacked standing to do so and would remain ineligible to compete.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Almasy |first1=Steve |last2=Sterling |first2=Wayne |date=2024-06-13 |title=Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas loses challenge of rules barring her from elite women's races |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/12/sport/lia-thomas-world-aquatics-transgender-swimmer/index.html |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=13 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613151205/https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/12/sport/lia-thomas-world-aquatics-transgender-swimmer/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Vice President Zhou Jihong ===
In May 2022, New Zealand diving judge Lisa Wright revealed that during the [[2020 Summer Olympics]], FINA Vice President, [[Zhou Jihong]], allegedly launched a verbal tirade at Wright at the conclusion of the men's 10m platform final. Wright alleged that Zhou verbally abused her for underscoring Chinese divers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramsay |first=George |date=2022-05-12 |title=She apologized for verbally abusing an Olympic judge, but questions over the conduct of China's 'Iron Lady' of diving remain |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/11/sport/zhou-jihong-diving-fina-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=16 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516102422/https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/11/sport/zhou-jihong-diving-fina-spt-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Diving New Zealand subsequently complained about the incident to FINA's Ethics Panel. As a result, Zhou was ordered by in a FINA Ethics Panel decision<ref name="fina">{{cite web |title=FORMAL HEARING OF ETHICS PANEL OF THE FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION (FINA) IN TERMS OF ARTICLE C.24 OF ITS CONSTITUTION |url=https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2022/04/06/151cc7a0-5b84-45d2-820e-72943af4cce6/2021-FINA-Ethics-Panel-Ms-jihong-Zhou-.pdf |access-date=2023-09-16 |archive-date=7 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507082233/https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2022/04/06/151cc7a0-5b84-45d2-820e-72943af4cce6/2021-FINA-Ethics-Panel-Ms-jihong-Zhou-.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> to write a letter of apology to Wright.<ref name="fina" /> A recommendation was also made by the Ethics Panel to disestablish Zhou's position as Diving Bureau Liaison for FINA. The FINA Ethics Panel stated that the incident during the men's platform final was "unfortunate" and led to a "misunderstanding mixed with misjudgement" between Wright and Zhou.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-09 |title=Whistleblower files complaint over conduct of FINA vice-president Zhou |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1120164/fina-complaint-zhou-jihong-whistleblower |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=www.insidethegames.biz |archive-date=16 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516102425/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1120164/fina-complaint-zhou-jihong-whistleblower |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2022, former international diver, Olympic judge and previous member of FINA's Technical Diving Committee from New Zealand [[Simon Latimer]] revealed he had sent a whistleblower complaint<ref>{{Cite web |title=Simon Latimer letter to Brent Nowicki.docx - AnonFiles |url=https://anonfiles.com/h3q9Lfp5za/Simon_Latimer_letter_to_Brent_Nowicki_docx |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=anonfiles.com |archive-date=12 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512042128/https://anonfiles.com/h3q9Lfp5za/Simon_Latimer_letter_to_Brent_Nowicki_docx |url-status=dead }}</ref> to FINA's Executive Director Brent Nowicki in December 2021 detailing Zhou's alleged "unethical behavior" which also contained allegations that Zhou has routinely coached Chinese divers during major events such as the Olympics and World Championships and she had manipulated judging panels in order to benefit Chinese athletes. Latimer claimed that Zhou's behavior was tarnishing the reputation of international diving and that she was acting in the interests of China rather than international diving as a whole.

Subsequent to Latimer's complaint, video evidence emerged online showing Zhou coaching Chinese divers during competition sessions at the 2020 Summer Olympics, a behavior considered unethical given her supposedly neutral role as a FINA Vice President and Diving Bureau Liaison.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sutherland |first=James |date=2022-04-18 |title=Video Shows FINA VP Zhou Jihong Coaching Chinese Diver At Tokyo Olympic Games |url=https://swimswam.com/video-shows-fina-vp-zhou-jihong-coaching-chinese-diver-at-tokyo-olympic-games/ |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US |archive-date=8 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508050716/https://swimswam.com/video-shows-fina-vp-zhou-jihong-coaching-chinese-diver-at-tokyo-olympic-games/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2022, Latimer was not re-elected to FINA's Technical Diving Committee, and Zhou was one of the FINA Bureau Member's who had input in the selection process.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johannsen |first=Dana |date=2022-07-12 |title=Kiwi diving official replaced on FINA committee after blowing the whistle on one of the sport's most powerful figures |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/129208582/kiwi-diving-official-replaced-on-fina-committee-after-blowing-the-whistle-on-one-of-the-sports-most-powerful-figures |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Stuff |language=en |archive-date=16 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516102425/https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/129208582/kiwi-diving-official-replaced-on-fina-committee-after-blowing-the-whistle-on-one-of-the-sports-most-powerful-figures |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022 FINA's By Laws<ref>{{cite web |title=FINA by laws |url=https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2022/09/13/66dec1e1-676e-4c87-89de-b726562af479/25_FINA-By-Laws_09_09_2022_mark-up_compared_to_08_08_2022.pdf |access-date=2023-09-16 |archive-date=7 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507073718/https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2022/09/13/66dec1e1-676e-4c87-89de-b726562af479/25_FINA-By-Laws_09_09_2022_mark-up_compared_to_08_08_2022.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> were updated to state that the Bureau Liaison position that Zhou holds should not interfere on the field of play during competitions and that individuals holding that position shall not act as a Team Leader or coach at international events including the Olympic Games.
===Soul Cap===
In 2021, FINA (World Aquatics) came under criticism for not approving the use at the Olympics of the Soul Cap, a brand of swimming caps designed for natural Black hair.<ref name="theguardian2021">{{Cite web |last=Priya Elan |date=July 2, 2021 |title=Swimming caps for natural black hair ruled out of Olympic Games |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/02/swimming-caps-for-natural-black-hair-ruled-out-of-olympic-games-alice-dearing |website=The Guardian |access-date=2 July 2021 |archive-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701010831/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/02/swimming-caps-for-natural-black-hair-ruled-out-of-olympic-games-alice-dearing |url-status=live }}</ref> FINA said the caps did not fit "the natural form of the head" and to their "best knowledge the athletes competing at the international events never used, neither require … caps of such size and configuration."<ref name="theguardian2021" /> After receiving criticism about racism, FINA announced that they would review their decision. Later in 2022, FINA decided to approve the Soul Caps for future FINA events (effective immediately).

=== Doping ===
{{Further|Doping in China|Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics#Chinese swimmers doping controversy}}
In 2024, a member of the World Aquatics' anti-doping advisory body said that it was "inexplicably and forcibly shut out of the review" concerning positive tests from 23 Chinese swimmers in the lead-up to the Tokyo [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Schmidt |first1=Michael S. |last2=Panja |first2=Tariq |date=2024-06-14 |title=Chinese Swimmers Twice Tested Positive for Drugs. They Kept on Swimming. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/world/asia/china-swimming-doping.html |access-date=2024-07-01 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=30 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630090902/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/world/asia/china-swimming-doping.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As a result of the doping scandal, in June 2024, a former deputy director of the [[World Anti-Doping Agency]] said that athletes had "zero confidence" in World Aquatics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wade |first=Stephen |date=2024-06-27 |title=Want to follow swimming in Paris? Then get up to speed on WADA, doping, China and trimetazidine |url=https://apnews.com/article/olympics-china-doping-wada-62ab2a4cceacc180f6ca7b1d0633fe01 |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en |archive-date=28 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628205412/https://apnews.com/article/olympics-china-doping-wada-62ab2a4cceacc180f6ca7b1d0633fe01 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=June 14, 2024 |title=Three Swimmers In China Doping Scandal Failed Earlier Tests: Report |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/three-swimmers-in-china-doping-scandal-failed-earlier-tests-report-4a2e7583 |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Barron's]] |language=en-US |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] |archive-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701010831/https://www.barrons.com/news/three-swimmers-in-china-doping-scandal-failed-earlier-tests-report-4a2e7583 |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 2024, World Aquatics confirmed that its executive director was subpoenaed to testify to U.S. authorities as part of a criminal investigation into the Chinese swimmers' doping tests.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dunbar |first=Graham |last2=Pells |first2=Eddie |date=2024-07-04 |title=World swimming federation confirms US federal investigation into Chinese swimmers' doping tests |url=https://apnews.com/article/china-doping-swimming-paris-olympics-world-aquatics-d55b6c2853e2d7a79cefa68afe51f9bf |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[History of competitive swimwear#FINA rule changes|History of competitive swimwear]]
*[[FINA Athletes of the Year]]
*[[World Aquatics Day]]
*[[International Swimming Hall of Fame]] (ISHOF)
*[[List of swimming competitions]]
*[[List of international sport federations]]
*[[Major achievements in swimming by nation]]

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