The Portuguese Swimming Federation ( pt, Federação Portuguesa de Natação is the national sports federation tasked with the development, promotion and international representation of
swimming in
Portugal. The federation overlooks several other sports including
competition swimming,
open water swimming,
water polo,
diving and
synchronized swimming
Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by FINA (the ''Fédérati ...
. The federation is based in Lisbon and Porto. It is a member of the
Olympic Committee of Portugal
The Olympic Committee of Portugal ( pt, Comité Olímpico de Portugal ; acronym: COP) is a non-profit organisation of public utility, which serves as the National Olympic Committee (NOC) for Portugal. It was founded on October 26, 1909, to ensure ...
, and represents roughly 11,000 members.
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1930 establishments in Portugal
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Swimming
Sports organizations established in 1930
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