In a series of articles in June, SwimNews will consider the future of the international swimming federation as delegates prepare for an Extraordinary Congress aimed at constitutional change 103 years after the organisation was founded
The Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA) Amateur was founded on July 19, 1908 at the Manchester Hotel in London as the world gathered for the first Olympic Games to be held in the British capital. The founding father for FINA, George Hearn, of Britain, as joined by delegates from Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, and Sweden. Their mission: to codifying and standardising swimming, diving and water polo.
Almost 103 years later to the day, this July in Shanghai, FINA delegates meet once more in an extraordinary congress that will consider changes to the FINA Constitution. In June, SwimNews will consider some of the most pertinent issues involved and ask how FINA needs to change if it is to be fighting fit for the next 100 years of governance.
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