NEW TWPC 2013-2017

Fédération Internationale de Natation

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Barcelona (ESP), August 2, 2013 - The first meeting of the FINA newly appointed Bureau for the period 2013-2017 took place in Barcelona (ESP), and was highlighted by the following decisions:

- Nomination under FINA Constitution Rule C 17.1.8 of new Bureau Member Jesus Mena, from Mexico.

FINA Constitution Rule C.17.1.8 states: “The FINA Bureau shall have the right to co-opt a representative from the Member where the next Olympic Games and/or World Championships will be held. This representative shall be a member of the FINA Bureau without vote. This rule shall not apply if such a Member has already a representative in the FINA Bureau”.

The FINA World Championships in 2017 will be held in Guadalajara, Mexico.

- Nomination of the FINA Committees for the period 2013-2017. The complete list can be found here.

- Approval of the FINA Technical Swimming Committee recommendation to make mandatory the use of 10 lanes for preliminaries at the FINA World Championships and FINA World Swimming Championships (25m).

- Approval of dates for the 2014 FINA World Aquatics Convention (November 29 – December 1) and of the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), also in 2014, from December 3-7. Both events will be organised in Doha (QAT).

- Approval of date for the 2nd FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships, in Eilat (ISR): August 28-30, 2014

- Approval of date for the FINA World Junior Synchro Championships, in Tampere (FIN): October 22-26, 2014. 

TWPC 2013-2017  
Chairman: Mr. LONZI Gianni (ITA)

Vice Chairman: Mr. AMINI Khosrow (IRI)

Honorary Secretary: Mr. WHITEHOUSE John (AUS)




AFRICA:  
Mr. WAHED FARIED Mohy el Din (EGY)

Mr. PINKER Guy (RSA)
AMERICAS:

Mr. SHAW William (CAN)

Mr. INOUE Takeshi (USA)
ASIA:  
Mr. KURODA Katsumi (JPN)

Mr. BALFANBAYEV Alan (KAZ)
EUROPE:  
Mr. IBERN Manuel (ESP)

Mr. FIROIU Niculae (GER)

Mr. PAPAZIAN Richard (FRA)

Mr. BOOKELMAN Peter (NED)

Mr. SHARONOV Evgeny (RUS)

Mr. SOSTAR Aleksandar (SRB)
EVENTS SUB-COMMITTEE:  
Mr. EL ALLAM Farid (MOR)

Mr. RACINE Jacques (SUI)
Bureau Liaison: Mr Dimitris Diathesopoulos