Illyrian Swimming Association
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| Name | Illyrian Swimming Association (I.S.A). Albanian Albanian language Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece... : Shoqata e Notit Ilire |
| Location | Tirana Tirana Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over... ,Albanian Albanian language Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece... |
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Albanian language
Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
Swimmers worldwide. ISA is not a separate federation, but instead a support group to unite all Albanian
Albanian language
Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
swimmers. The ISA was first thought up and deliberated by Shpetim Hoxha and Besmir Buranaj Hoxha in the summer of 2010. It was eventually created in October 2011.
ISA's Primary Purpose
The Association's primary purpose is to support swimmers, assist in achieving training possibilities internationally, and find ways for funding and scholarships.ISA's Secondary Purpose
Secondary objectives include organizing annual swim camps and swim clinics, raise awareness of Albania swimming worldwide, increase media coverage, participation in international tournaments, and representation towards FINA and LEN.
ISA has recently provided swimmers with uniforms and equipment. ISA plans to host the first ever Albanian swim camp/clinic in the summer of 2012. ISA has set relations with Ivan Tsanov from the Bulgarian Swimming Association as well with Goran Rasula; a Representative of the Swimstar 2000 website archivies. ISA is determined to increase the activity of swimming for the country of Albania.
Founding Members
ISA was founded and assembled by Albanian Swimmers that train in the U.S.A:- Sidni HoxhaSidni HoxhaSidni Hoxha is an Albanian swimmer who participated for the first time in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 50 m freestyle. He swam in the placed second in his heat with a time of 24.56 seconds, but did not reach the semifinal with this result, finishing with the 64th-fastest time in the...
- Jon Pepaj
- Endi Babi
- Besmir Buranaj Hoxha
- Donado Dervishi
- Drin Llalloshi
Three of the founding Swimmers;Sidni Hoxha
Sidni Hoxha
Sidni Hoxha is an Albanian swimmer who participated for the first time in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 50 m freestyle. He swam in the placed second in his heat with a time of 24.56 seconds, but did not reach the semifinal with this result, finishing with the 64th-fastest time in the...
, Jon Pepaj, and Donado Dervishi are the first Albanians to receive swimming Scholarships to train abroad. Four of the founding swimmers; Sidni Hoxha
Sidni Hoxha
Sidni Hoxha is an Albanian swimmer who participated for the first time in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 50 m freestyle. He swam in the placed second in his heat with a time of 24.56 seconds, but did not reach the semifinal with this result, finishing with the 64th-fastest time in the...
,Jon Pepaj,Endi Babi, and Donado Dervishi hold national records.