Fédération Française de Natation
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The Fédération Française de Natation (FFN) (trans: French Swimming Federation), is the aquatics national federation for France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan 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
    Fina
    Fina may refer to:*Fina, a character in the Skies of Arcadia video game*FINA, the International Swimming Federation*FINA, the North American Forum on Integration...

    , which oversees international swimming;
  • LEN
    Ligue Européenne de Natation
    Ligue Européenne de Natation or LEN is the European governing body for aquatic sports affiliated to FINA—it is the Continental Association for Europe. It was founded in 1927 in Bologna, Italy....

    , 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. It has its headquarters in Paris
Paris
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.

See also

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