Activity Areas of the FINA Development Centre

FINA Scholarships

The FINA Scholarships Programme offers the opportunity to obtain financial and technical assistance partially covered by FINA for an athlete proposed by their National Federation. The Scholarship helps the athlete in their preparation and qualifying for the upcoming World Championships.

For athletes only

The FINA Clinics

An educational programme available to representatives of National Federations who wish to join the FINA Clinics. The courses are intended for training coaches and officials in order to provide them with the opportunity to develop their skills and contribute to the further development of aquatic sports in their countries.

For coaches and officials

FINA Schools

The goal of the FINA Schools is to conduct training and certification of officials in 6 (six) aquatic disciplines. Officials attend the FINA School in the particular discipline and pass the certification exam in order to obtain FINA Technical Official status. Only FINA Technical Officials may be included in the list of FINA Technical Officials eligible to officiate at FINA Competitions.

For officials only

FINA Coaches Certification Programme

The programme is available to representatives of National Federations who wish to join the FINA Coaches Certification Programme. The course is designed to provide coaches with training that gives them an opportunity to continuously develop, educate and improve their level for the advancement of the sport. The FINA Coaches Certification Programme is part of the coaches' certification course worldwide.

FINA World Seminars

The FINA World Seminar aims to be a reference event for coaches, officials, or experts in the selected FINA discipline. The event is led by the FINA Technical Committee in charge of the discipline, who will define its programme, target group and main goals.

Main Activity Areas of the FINA Development Centre

The main goal of the FINA Development Centre is to create the most favourable conditions for unlocking the potential of athletes representing countries with minor national achievements in swimming, as well as providing opportunities to improve their results in preparation for the World Championships and the Olympic Games.

Upgrading the qualifications of coaches and officials from Russia and neighbouring countries and conducting educational programmes for coaches and officials are another priorities of the FINA Development Centre.

FINA Development Centre Events

In addition to educational modules, the FINA Development Centre organizes various activities aimed at popularizing the aquatic sports: master classes with famous athletes, autograph sessions, and training camps.

The annual report on the activities of the FINA Development Center with all the most important events and results for the calendar year has become traditional.

In each of the reports you can get acquainted with the fellows of the Center, as well as with all aspects of the work:

1) Key sporting events for the year;
2) All cultural and leisure events attended by the scholarship holderts;
3) The main statistics of the performances of swimmers and divers in all competitions throughout year;
4) The most striking photos of all seasons, as well as from all events, including events with star athletes;
5) Welcome words from top-managers;

For reference:

Since the launch of the program (for the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 seasons), 27 swimmers from 25 countries (Albania, Angola, Andorra, Afghanistan, Ghana, Georgia, DPRK, Kyrgyzstan, Cuba, Latvia, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Moldova, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, North Macedonia, Rwanda, Guatemala, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Montenegro).

The Diving program has been operating since May 2019 and counts (for the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 seasons) 13 divers from 10 countries (Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Egypt, India, Iran, Colombia, Cuba, Lithuania, El Salvador, Chile).

FINA Development Centre In Kazan Annual Report

Annual Report 2021

Annual Report 2019/2020

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