Fédération Française de Natation

The Fédération Française de Natation (FFN) (trans: French Swimming Federation), is the aquatics national federation for France. It oversees competition in the 5 aquatics disciplines (swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo and open water swimming; and Masters competition in these) in France and its outlying areas/departments.

It is affiliated to:

• FINA, which oversees international swimming;
• LEN, which oversees swimming in Europe;
• CNOSF, the French National Olympic and Sport Committee; and
• the French Government's Secretary of State for Sport.

Among other responsibilities, FFN is charged with:

• fielding French teams to international aquatics competitions (such as the Olympics),
• maintaining the French Records for swimming,
• organizing French Championships in aquatics.

FFN was created on November 20, 1920.^[1] It has its headquarters in Paris.^[2]

See also

• (French) fr:Fédération française de natation–FFN's page on French Wikipedia.
• (French) www.ffnatation.fr -- official website.

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