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FIN — Federazione Italiana Nuoto

Italy’s swimming federation, which states it was founded in 1899 as the Federazione Rari Nantes; listed by European Aquatics as the Italian Swimming Federation.
✓ Last reviewed: October 2026
Founded1899, as the Federazione Rari Nantes, per the FIN’s own account[3]
HeadquartersStadio Olimpico, Curva Nord, 00135 Rome, per the FIN[4]
International federationWorld Aquatics (formerly FINA), per the FIN[3]
Continental bodyEuropean Aquatics, listed as the Italian Swimming Federation (October 2026)[1]

What is the FIN?

The Federazione Italiana Nuoto (FIN), the Italian Swimming Federation, is the national body for the aquatic sports in Italy. It describes its purpose as to “promuovere, organizzare, disciplinare e diffondere le discipline natatorie in Italia e all’estero” — to promote, organise, regulate and spread the swimming disciplines in Italy and abroad.[3] Its president holds the federation’s legal representation, and a federal council of the president and ten councillors governs it, with the secretary general and the auditors taking part.[4]

What does the FIN govern or do?

The FIN names its disciplines as swimming, water polo, diving, synchronised (now artistic) swimming, open-water swimming and lifesaving swimming.[3] Its site carries sections for each of these and for masters swimming, with national-team, competition and regulation pages under each discipline.[2] For lifesaving, the federation states that it is affiliated to International Life Saving.[3] It reports that it operates across the country through regional committees.[3]

When was the FIN founded and where is it based?

The FIN states that it was “fondata nel 1899 come Federazione Rari Nantes” — founded in 1899 as the Federazione Rari Nantes — and that it has carried the name FIN since 1928.[3] The federation’s seat is in Rome, in the Curva Nord of the Stadio Olimpico, at postcode 00135, the address given on its structure page.[4]

How is the FIN recognised?

European Aquatics. European Aquatics’ directory of member federations lists Italy’s member as the Italian Swimming Federation.[1] The FIN itself names the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN) among its affiliations.[3]

World Aquatics. The FIN states that it belongs to the Fédération Internationale de Natation Amateur (FINA), the body now named World Aquatics.[3]

What does the FIN organise?

The FIN’s site carries the Italian championships — the campionati italiani — in each of its disciplines, from swimming and diving to open water and masters.[2] In water polo it lists the men’s and women’s A1 and A2 championships and the Coppa Italia among its competitions.[2] The federation states that its role covers organising the swimming disciplines in Italy and abroad.[3]

Who are its members?

The FIN’s members are its affiliated clubs, the società affiliate. The federation states that “più di 1200” — more than 1,200 — clubs are affiliated to it, and it estimates that around five million Italians practise the sports connected to the federation (as stated in October 2026).[3] It is organised on the territory through regional committees.[3]

References

  1. European Aquatics — Federations (member directory). Accessed 2026-10-06.
  2. FIN — official website (home page and navigation). Accessed 2026-10-06.
  3. FIN — Chi siamo. Accessed 2026-10-06.
  4. FIN — Struttura. Accessed 2026-10-06.