6. In 1908 the International Federation in Swimming (Federation Internationale de Natation Amateur) was founded. This year FINA celebrates 100 years since its establishment. When FINA was founded in 1908, there were just eight National Federations responsible for its formation: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary and Sweden. A century later, there are 194 National Federations with FINA Membership on every continent. Each Member shall acknowledge in its national rules that FINA is the only recognised body in the world which internationally governs the five aquatic disciplines – Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Diving, Water Polo and Synchronized Swimming.
16. The Bulgarian swimmer Peter Stoichev won the start for the World Cup of swimming marathon which was 19 km long. The time of the winner is 2 h , 44 min , 30 sec , he overtake his rival Anton Sanachev (Russia) with 8 sec. With that victory Stoichev remains on third place in the classification for the World Cup.
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