World Aquatics
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Diving
World Aquatics Diving Rules — updated Competition Regulations in force from February 2026
Diving has been a continuous Olympic sport since the 1904 St. Louis Games (men's platform) and the 1912 Stockholm Games (women). Originally part of gymnastics-related aquatic events, competitive diving evolved into a standalone discipline governed by World Aquatics (formerly FINA, rebranded in 20...
Open Water Swimming
Competition Regulations – In force as from February 2026 (Part Three: Open Water Swimming Rules)
Open Water Swimming is the discipline of competitive long-distance swimming in rivers, lakes, seas, oceans, water channels, or any other body of open water, governed internationally by World Aquatics (renamed from FINA in January 2023). This rulebook reflects the World Aquatics Competition Regula...
Swimming
World Aquatics Swimming Rules (current edition per World Aquatics Constitution effective 2026-06-25)
World Aquatics (formerly known as FINA — Fédération Internationale de Natation) is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in aquatic sports, including Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Artistic Swimming, Open W...
Water Polo
World Aquatics Competition Regulations, In force as from February 2026 (Part Six: Water Polo, incl. WP4 4x4 — Appendix 9)
Water polo is one of the oldest Olympic team sports, with men's competition debuting at the 1900 Paris Games and women's added at the 2000 Sydney Games. Governed by World Aquatics (formerly FINA) under the World Aquatics Water Polo Rules (WP 1–WP 22), the sport is played between two teams of seve...
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