In their first 100 days in office,
the new LEN Bureau has been working hard on one of the key pillars of change, Aquatics
for All, which takes the organisation beyond elite athlete performance and into
areas of inclusion which bring added value to society.
To acknowledge the vital importance
of this project, the LEN President himself is one of the Bureau Liaisons.
“In this new chapter for LEN we want
to prioritise and promote Corporate Social Responsibility Programmes to build a
sport for all, which embraces all! We are also keen to hear from our Member
Federations so that we can learn and develop together.”
President Silva, is currently touring
Europe with Vice-President Josip Varvodic and FINA President Husain Al Musallam
specifically to meet, and learn from, LEN Member Federations.
“One of the key discussion points has
been how to encourage more people to get involved in our sport, and how we can
use it as a force for good,” said Silva. “We have big plans for the coming
months, including the launch of a survey for all Member Federations to help us
work collaboratively together to grow a sport for all.”
LEN has already made some good
progress across the following areas:
Within the first 100 days of the
election on February 5, many key actions have been achieved:
A Specialised Projects Commission has
been created to oversee progress in this area. There will be three provisory
sub-commissions that will be responsible for specific areas:
Education: athletes, coaches,
officials, and future leaders
Para-Swimming movement inclusion
Learn to Swim/Swimming Dropout and
gender equity
It has been a busy couple of months
already and progress has been made by each of the commissions:
LEN has already had productive
meetings with both the Para-Swimming movement and with the International
Paralympic Committee
There have also been conversations
with the European Platform for Sport Innovation (EPSI) who will support LEN by
facilitating a European Learn to Swim and Swimming Dropout Congress in the
future. The purpose of these Congresses is to share knowledge and learnings
from Member Federations about the challenges and solutions that they have
found.
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