List of World Aquatics member federations

This is a list of national federations that are members of World Aquatics, the international swimming federations. As at November 30, 2017, there are 209 countries/members (one national federation is allowed per sport nation).[1]

Continental Associations

Members are grouped by continent, and there are 5 continental associations of which they can choose to be a member:

Note: The number following each continental name is the number of FINA members which fall into the given geographical area. It is not necessarily the number of members in the continental association.

List of FINA National Federations

This list is based on FINA Directory,[2] with founding and affiliated dates coming from FINA's 2009 membership report.[3]

CodeCountryContinentFoundedAffiliated
AFG  AfghanistanAsia2008
AGU  AnguillaAmericas2017
ALB  AlbaniaEurope19311991
ALG  AlgeriaAfrica19621963
AND AndorraEurope19861986
ANG  AngolaAfrica19761980
ANT  Antigua and BarbudaAmericas19861986
ARG  ArgentinaAmericas19211924
ARM  ArmeniaEurope19931993
ARU  ArubaAmericas19691985
ASA  American SamoaOceania20032004
AUS  AustraliaOceania19091909
AUT  AustriaEurope18991909
AZE  AzerbaijanEurope19921993
BAH  BahamasAmericas1952
BAN  BangladeshAsia1974
BAR  BarbadosAmericas19471951
BDI  BurundiAfrica19942000
BEL  BelgiumEurope19021908
BEN  BeninAfrica20002001
BER  BermudaAmericas19741974
BIH Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope1946/19921993
BIZ  BelizeAmericas
BHU  BhutanAsia2017
BLR  BelarusEurope19591992
BOL  BoliviaAmericas19351936
BOT  BotswanaAfrica2006
BRA  BrazilAmericas19771978
BRN  BahrainAsia19741979
BRU  BruneiAsia1984
BUL  BulgariaEurope19311933
BUR  Burkina FasoAfrica20002001
CAF  Central African RepublicAfrica20092009
CAM  CambodiaAsia19941996
CAN  CanadaAmericas19091910
CAY  Cayman IslandsAmericas1987
CGO  CongoAfrica19701976
CHA  ChadAfrica2004
CHI  ChileAmericas19201926
CHN  ChinaAsia1957[4]1979
CIV  Côte d'IvoireAfrica19601961
CMR  CameroonAfrica1984
COD  DR CongoAfrica2008
COK  Cook IslandsOceania1998
COL  ColombiaAmericas19391940
COM  ComorosAfrica1998
CPV  Cape VerdeAfrica2009
CRC  Costa RicaAmericas1963
CRO CroatiaEurope19911992
CUB  CubaAmericas19201928
CUR  CuraçaoAmericas1928
CYP  CyprusEurope19721973
CZE  Czech RepublicEurope1919/19931919/1993
DEN  DenmarkEurope19071908
DJI  DjiboutiAfrica2009
DMA  DominicaAmericas1992
DOM  Dominican RepublicAmericas19741974
ECU  EcuadorAmericas19821982
EGY  EgyptAfrica19101924
ERI  EritreaAfrica2009
ESA  El SalvadorAmericas19501950
ESP SpainEurope19201920
EST  EstoniaEurope19101991
ETH  EthiopiaAfrica19801985
FAR  Faroe IslandsEurope1981
FIJ  FijiOceania19631964
FIN  FinlandEurope19061908
FRA FranceEurope1920[5]1908
FSM  Federated States of MicronesiaOceania19971998
GAB  GabonAfrica
GAM  GambiaAfrica2009
GBR Great BritainEurope19091908
GBS  Guinea-BissauAfrica2004
GEO  GeorgiaEurope19911992
GEQ  Equatorial GuineaAfrica20002000
GER  GermanyEurope18861908
GHA  GhanaAfrica2004
GIB  GibraltarEurope19461966
GRE  GreeceEurope19271921
GRN  GrenadaAmericas19921992
GUA  GuatemalaAmericas1949
GUI  GuineaAfrica
GUM  GuamOceania19651966
GUY  GuyanaAmericas19731993
HAI  HaitiAmericas2014
HKG  Hong KongAsia19511951
HON  HondurasAmericas1974
HUN  HungaryEurope19071908
INA  IndonesiaAsia19511952
IND  IndiaAsia1936
IRI  IranAsia19461947
IRL IrelandEurope18931927
IRQ  IraqAsia19561957
ISL IcelandEurope19511951
ISR IsraelEurope19511952
ISV Virgin Islands[6]Americas1973
ITA ItalyEurope18991909
IVB  British Virgin IslandsAmericas2008
JAM  JamaicaAmericas1936
JOR  JordanAsia19761984
JPN JapanAsia1920
KAZ  KazakhstanAsia19921991
KEN  KenyaAfrica19531954
KGZ  KyrgyzstanAsia19941995
KOR  South KoreaAsia19461948
KOS  KosovoEurope2015[7]
KSA  Saudi ArabiaAsia19741976
KUW  KuwaitAsia19641968
LAO  LaosAsia19952000
LAT  LatviaEurope1905/19881932/1991
LBA  LibyaAfrica1963
LBN  LebanonAsia19611961
LBR  LiberiaAfrica19992001
LCA  Saint LuciaAmericas19881989
LES  LesothoAfrica2001
LIE  LiechtensteinEurope19811982
LTU LithuaniaEurope1924/19901992
LUX  LuxembourgEurope19241924
MAA  Sint MaartenAmericas20102014
MAC  MacauAsia19561988
MAD  MadagascarAfrica19641992
MAR MoroccoAfrica19561957
MAS  MalaysiaAsia19551955
MAW  MalawiAfrica20002000
MDA  MoldovaEurope19891992
MDV  MaldivesAsia19831984
MEX  MexicoAmericas19591960
MGL  MongoliaAsia1996
MHL  Marshall IslandsOceania1987
MKD  North MacedoniaEurope19471993
MLI  MaliAfrica1968/1975
MLT MaltaEurope19251928
MNE MontenegroEurope2006
MON  MonacoEurope19761977
MOZ  MozambiqueAfrica1980
MRI  MauritiusAfrica19751976
MTN  MauritaniaAfrica20002001
MYA  MyanmarAsia19481952/1994
NAM  NamibiaAfrica19631989
NCA  NicaraguaAmericas19611962
NED  NetherlandsEurope18881909
NEP    NepalAsia1984
NGR  NigeriaAfrica19581958
NIG  NigerAfrica1964
NMA  Northern Mariana IslandsOceania19741986
NOR  NorwayEurope1910[8]1912
NZL  New ZealandOceania18901910
OMA  OmanAsia19751981
PAK  PakistanAsia19481948
PAN  PanamaAmericas1950
PAR  ParaguayAmericas1954
PER  PeruAmericas19261928
PHI  PhilippinesAsia19271928
PLE  PalestineAsia19931999
PLW  PalauOceania1996
PNG  Papua New GuineaOceania1997
POL  PolandEurope19221923
POR  PortugalEurope19301930
PRK  North KoreaAsia19461964
PUR  Puerto RicoAmericas19571958
QAT  QatarAsia19921993
ROU  RomaniaEurope19301923
RSA  South AfricaAfrica19081994
RUS  RussiaEurope19911992
RWA  RwandaAfrica20002000
SAM  SamoaOceania19981998
SEN  SenegalAfrica19621962
SEY  SeychellesAfrica19851987
SKN  Saint Kitts and NevisAmericas2009
SLE  Sierra LeoneAfrica1990
SLO  SloveniaEurope19221992
SMR  San MarinoEurope19801981
SOL  Solomon IslandsOceania20091998
SOM  SomaliaAfrica19932005
SGP  SingaporeAsia19391993
SRB  SerbiaEurope19211923
SRI  Sri LankaAsia19751975
SUD  SudanAfrica1961
SUI   SwitzerlandEurope19181920
SUR  SurinameAmericas19531972
SVK  SlovakiaEurope19901993
SWE SwedenEurope19041908
SWZ  SwazilandAfrica19791980
SYR  Syrian Arab RepublicAsia19481952
TAN  United Republic of TanzaniaAfrica20062006
TCN  Turks and Caicos IslandsAmericas19962001
TGA  TongaOceania2010
THA  ThailandAsia19581959
TJK  TajikistanAsia19961996
TKM  TurkmenistanAsia1995
TLS  Timor-LesteAsia
TOG  TogoAfrica1984
TPE  Chinese TaipeiAsia19731978
TTO  Trinidad and TobagoAmericas19491951
TUN  TunisiaAfrica1957
TUR  TurkeyEurope1928
UAE  United Arab EmiratesAsia19741981
UGA  UgandaAfrica1995
UKR  UkraineEurope19901992
URU  UruguayAmericas19181920
USA USAAmericas19091909
UZB  UzbekistanAsia19741981
VAN  VanuatuOceania2009
VEN  VenezuelaAmericas19501955
VIE  VietnamAsia19631952/1983
VIN  Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAmericas1998
YEM  YemenAsia2003
ZAM  ZambiaAfrica1963
ZIM  ZimbabweAfrica19151980

Note: Netherlands Antilles (AHO) was a member prior to its sports-nation status dissolution in 2011–12; Curaçao and Sint Maarten originated out of that. Tahiti (TAH) was also a member from 1992 onwards, but as of 2016 is no longer listed as a member on FINA's website.

As of 2019, Kiribati, Nauru, South Sudan, São Tomé and Príncipe and Tuvalu are not FINA members.

Anguilla, Curaçao, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Macau, Northern Mariana Islands, Sint Maarten, and Turks and Caicos Islands are not IOC members.

References