| Assocname: | French Swimming Federation Fédération Française de Natation |
| Sport: | swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo, open water swimming |
| Abbrev: | (FFN) |
| Founded: | 1919 |
| Aff: | International Swimming Federation (FINA) European Swimming League (LEN) |
| Location: | Paris, France |
| President: | Gilles Sezionale, since 2017 |
| Url: | http://www.ffnatation.fr |
| Countryflag1: | France |
The French Swimming Federation (French: Fédération française de natation, FFN) is the French water sports association. Founded in February 1919, it grouped the sports swimming clubs, open water swimming, synchronized swimming, diving and French water polo, which organizes the national competitions and the selection of French teams. In 2017, the Federation had 316,905 members.The FFN is a member of the European Swimming League (LEN) and the International Swimming Federation (Fina).Since April 2017, the FFN is chaired by Gilles Sezionale.
It is affiliated to:
Among other responsibilities, FFN is charged with:
[1] It has its headquarters in Pantin.[2]
After thirty years of hegemony on amateur sport, the strict vision of amateurism and the omnisports character of the UFSA no longer respond to developments in sport. The idea of the sport federation was in the air, but the status quo is privileged: the board of the USFSA Swimming Commission is still the governing body. This is how the FFN will become a "pretext" federation in order to evoke certain points that are considered essential, even urgent, for some French swimming officials.From the constituent meeting of February 8, 1919 an office is created. Maurice Joffrin is the active president, Mrs de la Meillale president. Émile Pasquignon Loubet, an industrialist in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, a sports patron, is named honorary president. Martha Bogaerts and Ms. Vannereau are vice-presidents, but Mr. Mainguet is the real vice-president. The posts of Treasurer and Secretary General are respectively assigned to Captain Louis Degraine and Mr. R. Saladin. The delegate for propaganda is: Marcel Delarbre. Among the members, Mrs Saladin.In 1921, the swimming commission of the former UFSA creates the French Federation of swimming and rescue; she competes with several other swimming associations. In 1938, she became the French Swimming Federation and agreed with the French Rescue and First Aid Federation to be the only leading body for amateur swimming in France.
Since 2004, it exists a short course pool edition (25 m SCM) which takes place every year in December.
The French Interclub Championships are traditionally held in November but are awarded the titles of the following year. Thus, the 2016 French Interclub Championships are held in November of the previous year (2015).