Plivački savez Srbije — Serbian Swimming Federation

What is the Plivački savez Srbije?

The Plivački savez Srbije, the Serbian Swimming Federation, is the national body for swimming in Serbia. It describes itself as “самостална, добровољна, ванстраничка организација у области спорта” — an independent, voluntary, non-partisan organisation in the field of sport.^[5] Serbia’s other aquatic disciplines have separate bodies: European Aquatics lists the Serbian Water Polo Federation, the Synchronised Swimming Federation of Serbia and the Serbian Diving Association alongside it.^[1]

What does the Serbian Swimming Federation govern or do?

The federation’s site presents its work as covering competitive swimming in Serbia: national championships and other competitions, the national team, masters swimming, and the coaches, judges and clubs registered with it.^[4] It carries a section for the national team, the reprezentacija, and its pages report the team’s medals at European championships and new national records.^[4]

When was the Serbian Swimming Federation founded and where is it based?

European Aquatics gives 1904 as the year of the Serbian Swimming Federation’s foundation.^[2] The federation gives its seat as Blagoja Parovića 150 in Belgrade, the address European Aquatics also lists for it.^[5][2] Its administration is headed by Milena Nešković, whom the federation lists as administrative director and European Aquatics as managing director.^[5][2]

How is the Serbian Swimming Federation recognised?

European Aquatics. European Aquatics’ directory of member federations lists four Serbian members, with the Serbian Swimming Federation listed first.^[1] European Aquatics describes itself as the governing body for aquatic sports representing Europe, affiliated to World Aquatics, with 52 national aquatic federations affiliated as members.^[3]

World Aquatics. The federation names European Aquatics and World Aquatics among the organisations of which it is a member, together with Serbia’s national sports union.^[5]

What does the Serbian Swimming Federation organise?

The federation’s site carries the national championships of Serbia and other national and international competitions, together with development programmes.^[4] Through the reprezentacija it fields the swimmers who represent Serbia at international events, and it runs a masters section for adult swimmers.^[4]

Who are its members?

The federation states that it works through three regional associations: the Plivački savez Vojvodine in Novi Sad, the Plivački savez Beograda in Belgrade and the Plivački savez centralne Srbije in Kruševac.^[5] Its club directory lists its member swimming clubs alphabetically in a single table, from ПК “Алигатор” onward, with the three regional associations named beneath it (October 2026).^[6]