Fiji Swimming
| Fiji Swimming | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1963 |
| president | Glynis Miller |
| societies | 7th |
| Association headquarters | Suva |
| Official languages) | English |
| Homepage | http://www.fijiswimming.com/ |
Fiji Swimming (short FS; German Fiji Swimming ) is the national umbrella organization for swimming in Fiji, with its headquarters in the capital Suva . It is one of the sports associations of the sports federation and NOK 's of the country, the Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC). Its members include six clubs, including four from Suva and two from Nadi , the National School Swimming Association (National Schools Swimming Association) . Together with her, the association is working to ensure that swimming lessons are included in the curriculum in order to reduce the high rate of drowning deaths .
Under the name The Amateur Swimming Association of Fiji (Eng. "The Amateur Swimming Association of Fiji") the association was founded in 1963, seven years before the country's independence. He has been a member of the FINA World Swimming Federation since 1974 ; its oceanic continental association, the Oceania Swimming Association , was established in 1991 with the Fijian Swimming Association as a founding member.
Since 1974 athletes of the association have participated in the Commonwealth Games , since 1984 in the Olympic Games and since 1998 in the swimming world championships . The most successful swimmers include Carl Bay , multiple gold medalist at the 1963 South Pacific Games in his own country, Justine Macaskill , two-time gold medalist in those games in 1979 and 1981, and Sharon Pickering , three-time Olympian and multiple medalist in the South Pacific Games . All three swimmers were in the Hall of Fame (Hall of Fame) was added to the FASANOC.
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ FINA : FIJ - Fiji Islands ( Memento of the original from June 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on April 26, 2011 (English)
