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- 1 The International University Sports Federation
- 1.0.0.1 FISU offers opportunity and inspiration to students around the world to play sport. The health, wellbeing, and experiences that students gain from sport help them become active members in our global society.click here
- 1.0.0.2 The FISU World University Games are the largest global sports events for student-athletes. Held every two years in different cities around the world, they bring together thousands of athletes from over 150 countries and have a programme that includes 25 compulsory sports: 15 summer and 10 winter.
- 1.0.0.3 Member Federations in Europe – click here
- 1.0.0.4 Swimming is one of the most popular leisure activities and competitive sports around the world and it first featured at the third International University Sports Weeks in 1951, in Luxembourg. However, it was not until the inauguration date of the modern Summer Universiade in 1959 in Turin that swimming became a compulsory event on the sports programme of FISU. During this first Summer Universiade 12 records were broken, setting the milestone for another 12 Universiade records just two years later in Sofia (BUL).
- 1.0.1 FISU Swimming Regulations:
- 1.0.1.1 The swimming events shall be organised in accordance with the most recent technical regulations of the “Fédération Internationale de Natation” (FINA). The programme and duration of the competitions will be fixed by the Executive Committee in agreement with the Organising Committee and the CTI. In principle, the programme will last seven (7) days and will include the following events:
- 1.0.1.2 Each country is authorised to enter in:
- 1.0.1.3 each individual event: two (2) participants
- 1.0.1.4 each team event: one (1) team
- 1.0.1.5 The international referees and judges shall be appointed by the FINA on demand of the Organising Committee.
- 1.0.1.6 The Organising Committee must provide, for exclusive use, an indoor/outdoor competition pool with full support facilities as approved by the Swimming CT. The FINA regulations must be followed.
The International University Sports Federation
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FISU offers opportunity and inspiration to students around the world to play sport. The health, wellbeing, and experiences that students gain from sport help them become active members in our global society.click here
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The FISU World University Games are the largest global sports events for student-athletes. Held every two years in different cities around the world, they bring together thousands of athletes from over 150 countries and have a programme that includes 25 compulsory sports: 15 summer and 10 winter.
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Member Federations in Europe – click here
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Swimming is one of the most popular leisure activities and competitive sports around the world and it first featured at the third International University Sports Weeks in 1951, in Luxembourg. However, it was not until the inauguration date of the modern Summer Universiade in 1959 in Turin that swimming became a compulsory event on the sports programme of FISU. During this first Summer Universiade 12 records were broken, setting the milestone for another 12 Universiade records just two years later in Sofia (BUL).
FISU Swimming Regulations:
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The swimming events shall be organised in accordance with the most recent technical regulations of the “Fédération Internationale de Natation” (FINA). The programme and duration of the competitions will be fixed by the Executive Committee in agreement with the Organising Committee and the CTI. In principle, the programme will last seven (7) days and will include the following events:
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each individual event: two (2) participants
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each team event: one (1) team
The international referees and judges shall be appointed by the FINA on demand of the Organising Committee.
The Organising Committee must provide, for exclusive use, an indoor/outdoor competition pool with full support facilities as approved by the Swimming CT. The FINA regulations must be followed.