The Fédération Française de Natation (FFN) (trans: French Swimming Federation), is the aquatics national federation for France

France

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. It oversees competition in the 5 aquatics disciplines (swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo and open water swimming; and Masters competition in these) in France and its outlying areas/departments.

It is affiliated to:

• FINA
  Fina
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  , which oversees international swimming;
• LEN
  Ligue Européenne de Natation
  Ligue Européenne de Natation or LEN is the European governing body for aquatic sports affiliated to FINA—it is the Continental Association for Europe. It was founded in 1927 in Bologna, Italy....
  
  , which oversees swimming in Europe;
• CNOSF, the French National Olympic and Sport Committee; and
• the French Government's Secretary of State for Sport.

Among other responsibilities, FFN is charged with:

• fielding French teams to international aquatics competitions (such as the Olympics),
• maintaining the French Records for swimming,
• organizing French Championships in aquatics.

FFN was created on November 20, 1920. It has its headquarters in Paris

Paris

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See also

:fr:Fédération française de natation–FFN's page on French Wikipedia. www.ffnatation.fr -- official website.