What is Federación Mexicana de Natación?
The Federación Mexicana de Natación (FMN) was the historic national governing body of aquatic sports in Mexico. Following years of governance and financial disputes under its former leadership, World Aquatics installed a Stabilization Committee to run Mexican aquatic sport in 2023 — a decision upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport — and in November 2024 expelled the FMN from membership outright, creating a recognition committee to admit a new Mexican federation.[1] [2] [3]
What does Federación Mexicana de Natación govern?
Historically the FMN held national authority over the aquatic disciplines in Mexico — sanctioning competition, maintaining national records and licensing athletes. Since 2023 those functions have been exercised under World Aquatics-appointed committee structures while the federation question is resolved.[2] [3]
How does Federación Mexicana de Natación fit into international aquatics?
Mexico's aquatic sport remains fully inside the international system — its athletes compete within Panam Aquatics, CCCAN and World Aquatics events — but the FMN itself is no longer the recognized member federation. Despite the governance dispute, Mexican athletes have continued to compete internationally without interruption — Mexico entered the 2025 World Championships and hosted a 2025 Diving World Cup stop in Guadalajara — under arrangements overseen by World Aquatics.[4] [5]
National teams and athlete pathway
National-team selection and entry for Mexican aquatic athletes — historically the FMN's role — has been exercised since 2023 by the World Aquatics-appointed committee structure, chaired by Olympic diving medalist María José Alcalá's stabilization group and its successors, pending recognition of a new national federation. Mexican athletes continue to qualify and compete for Mexico at the Olympic Games, World Championships, Pan American and Central American & Caribbean Games.[1] [3] [4]
References
- SwimSwam — World Aquatics expels Mexican Swimming Federation. Accessed August 2026.
- World Aquatics — CAS dismisses FMN challenge to Stabilization Committee. Accessed August 2026.
- Swimming World — Mexican federation's new Stabilization Committee. Accessed August 2026.
- Wikipedia — Mexico at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships (background). Accessed August 2026.
- SwimSwam — Guadalajara added as 2025 Diving World Cup host. Accessed August 2026.