Sport Topics
Excellent early response by
Federations to first U23 European Championships
With the preliminary entry deadline
now passed, a total of 412 athletes from 36 nations have already submitted
entries for the first edition of the LEN U23 Swimming Championships which takes
place in Dublin on 11-13 August 2023. With 3 months still to go, LEN expects
athlete numbers to exceed 500 athletes, with teams from the USA, Africa, Asia
and South America joining their European counterparts in the competition.
New dates and venue confirmed for
2023 European Championships in Water Polo
LEN officially confirmed new
tournament dates and location for the next edition of the European
Championships in Water Polo. The event will take place from 3 to 16 January
2024 in Netanya (Wingate Institute), in Israel. The change in location from Tel
Aviv to Netanya was made to address financial and technical challenges of
hosting the event in Tel Aviv on the original date, and to reduce costs for
participating countries.
Deadline for expressions of interest
to host European Swimming Masters SCM Championships set for 28 April
LEN has prepared a set of key
requirements to serve as a guide to potential hosts of the European Swimming
Masters SCM Championships, which will take place in late 2023.
A document containing the key
requirements for hosting the event has been circulated with a deadline for
first response of 28 April 2023. More detailed information will be circulated
in due course.
LEN Coaching Clinics
In close cooperation with World
Aquatics Development programme, LEN has set up, for the first time, a programme
of coaching clinics for 2023, managed by the Coach education commission
together with technical committees, covering four different themes:
1 For Top Level Elite Competitors:
“Bridging the Gap between science and training”
satellite event organized with World Aquatics and Biomechanics and
Medicine in Swimming, at the University of Leipzig, Germany, from 5-7 September
2023.
2 Elite Coaches education
LEN has now set 8 coaching clinics,
to take place during events this season, as part of ongoing efforts to support
athletes and coaches with appropriate educational tools. Full details of event
logistics, topics and speakers will be communicated to Member Federations in
due course.
Discipline Event period Location Keynote Speaker
Artistic Swimming Clinic 21-25 June Poland,
Oswiecim Marie Kavaklioglu
Diving Clinic 22-28 June Poland,
Rzeszow Alexei Evangulov
Swimming Clinic 11-13 August Ireland, Dublin Jakub
Maly
Swimming Clinic 5-10 December Romania, Bucharest TBD
3
Age Group Coaches education
Discipline Event period Location Keynote Speaker
Swimming Clinic 4-9 July Serbia,
Belgrade Rob Greenwood
Artistic Swimming Clinic 2-6 August Portugal,
Funchal Anna Montero
Diving Clinic 19-25 August Croatia, Rijeka Klaus Dibiasi
Open Water Clinic 29 Sep -1 Oct Greece, Corfu Fabrizio
Antonelli
Water Polo 8-16 July Podgorica
MNE TBC
Water Polo 24-30 June Zagreb CRO Albert Fernández
Water Polo 8-15 August Manisa TUR Mirko Brazevic
Water Polo 30 July – 5 August Manisa
TURMirko Brazevic
4 Workshops for Development Projects in
Artistic, Diving and Water Polo
Water Polo Development Start Up
Workshop
National Federations: Ireland and
Turkey. Managed by: Nebojsa Novoselac
Artistic Development Start Up
Workshop
National Federations: Andorra and
Luxembourg. Managed by: TBC
Diving Development Start Up Workshop
National Federations: Bulgaria and
Latvia. Managed by: TBC.
Process of accrediting LEN approved
labs and training centres finalised
A new process to accredit LEN
approved sport science laboratories and training centres has been finalised and
LEN Member Federations will be informed with full details of the programme,
including requirements, in May.
EPSI Annual Conference to promote
European sport innovation
The European Platform for Sport
Innovation (EPSI), working with LEN on the energetics project in aquatics, is
organising its Annual Conference from the 5-7 June in Ponta Delgada, Azores
(Portugal), in association with Sport Azores.
The Conference, titled “The Island of
Sport Innovation” will take place from the 5-7 June physically in Ponta
Delgada, Azores (Portugal) several B2match sessions will also be organised as
well, both physically and virtually. As well as debates during the EPSI General
Assembly there will also be the opportunity to meet and greet, exchange and
network with the European innovation sport community as well as relevant
European policymakers.
The final programme will be available
soon. More information can be found in the links below.
Full agenda of the event here
First ever livestream of LEN Water
Polo competition draws
On 1 April, for the first time ever,
LEN carried out live public draws for the next editions of the LEN European
Water Polo Championships Qualifiers and the U17 and U15 European Championships
The draws for the 2024 LEN European
Water Polo Championships Qualifiers and 2023 age-group European Championships
took place in Sabadell prior to the final matches of the Champions League Women
Final Four tournament.
The draws were broadcast publicly via
live stream on the LEN website and were conducted by the chair of the Technical
Water Polo Committee, Angel Moliner, assisted by several Spanish WP athletes.
LEN Water Polo Strategy Review close
to completion
A special LEN Working Group has been
set up, led by LEN President Antonio Silva, to deliver the final report of the
Water Polo Strategic Review currently being conducted by the London based
agency The Sport Consultancy. Joining the LEN Water Polo Sport staff, LEN
Bureau Liaisons for Water Polo and members of the TWPC Committee are two
players Margarita Plevritu (GRE), Philippe Perone (ESP) and top coach Sandro
Campagna (ITA).
The final review will be completed in
May, by the end of the 2022-23 season, and presented to the LEN Bureau for
consideration and further action. The review includes all aspects of the sport,
both at national and club level, including calendar, marketing, communications,
and broadcasting as well as liaison with World Aquatics and European clubs.
Rome 2022 Open Water 25 km medals to
be presented in Piombino
The medal ceremony for the Rome 2022
Open Water Championships (25 km) will take place during the second leg of the
LEN Open Water Cup which takes place in Piombino (ITA) on 13 May.
Governance, Organisation and LEN
Office
Delfina becomes LEN Water Polo
Referee Official Supplier
Delfina, a world leading swimwear
manufacture, has become the official sponsor of LEN Water polo referee attire.
The new agreement will see Delfina supply referees and delegates with branded
clothing, which will be worn at all LEN club and national water polo
competitions, from now through to May 2024. The recent Champions’ League
women’s Final 4 tournament was the first LEN event equipped by Delfina.
LEN Global Strategy Review
Under the direction of Executive
Director Patrice Coste, an update of progress on key strategic goals for 2023
of each of LEN’s functional areas has been finalised and will be presented to
the LEN Officers for discussion.
2022 Accounts closed – external audit
planned for May
The 2022 LEN accounts closed with an
unaudited preliminary result indicating a surplus for the year. The usual external
Audit is planned to take place in the second half of May 2023.
Tender opened for LEN Travel Supplier
A tender has been opened for an
agency to supply LEN with travel related services for both event and corporate
needs.
SIGA meets LEN in Nyon in quest for
SIRVS bronze status
As part of LEN’s commitment to good
governance, transparency, and accountability, we are in the process of adapting
the Sport Integrity and Governance Alliance (SIGA) Universal Standards on Sport
Integrity via the SIGA Independent Rating and Verification System (SIRVS).
SIRVS aims to assess and rate a
sports organisation’s compliance with the SIGA Universal Standards on Good
Governance in Sport, Sports Betting Integrity, Financial Integrity in Sport,
and Youth Development and Child Protection in Sport.
As part of the process,
representatives of SIGA were at the LEN HQ in Nyon on 20 April to meet with
representatives of the LEN Bureau and Office staff who provided information and
guidance as part of the “audit” process of SIRVS, with the goal of achieving
SIGA’s bronze standard for International Federations.
Learn to Swim Conference
LEN has officially opened the bidding
procedure for hosting the 2023 LEN Learn to Swim Conference, which will be held
from 11-12 November 2023. More details related to the successful host and the
Conference programme will be shared in due course.
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