Swimming by country

Last updated March 26, 2024

This is a list of articles about swimming in each country around the world. Most countries have two national championships per year, one in long course and one in short course. Some countries also have a national team championship.

Country	Overview	National association	Swimmers	Records	National championship (LC)	National championship (SC)	National clubs/teams championship
Albania		Albanian Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records
Andorra		Federació Andorrana de Natació	Swimmers	Records	Open Andorra		Copa Andorra Natació
Argentina		Confederación Argentina de Deportes Acuáticos	Swimmers	Records	Argentine Championships
Armenia		Water Kind Sports Association & Swimming Federation of Armenia	Swimmers	Records
Australia	Overview	Swimming Australia	Swimmers	Records	Australian Championships	Australian SC Championships
Austria		Austrian Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records	Austrian Championships
Azerbaijan		Azerbaijan Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records
Belarus		Belarusian Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records
Belgium		Royal Belgian Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records	Belgian Championships	Belgian SC Championships
Bosnia and Herzegovina		Swimming Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Swimmers	Records	Bosnian and Herzegovinian Championships
Brazil		Confederação Brasileira de Desportos Aquáticos	Swimmers	Records	Brazilian Championships		Maria Lenk Trophy José Finkel Trophy
Bulgaria		Bulgarian Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records	Bulgarian Championships
Canada			Swimmers	Records
China		Chinese Swimming Association	Swimmers		Chinese Championships
Croatia		Croatian Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records	Croatian Championships	Croatian SC Championships
Cyprus		Cyprus Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records
Czech Republic		Český svaz plaveckých sportů	Swimmers	Records
Denmark		Danish Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records	Danish Championships	Danish SC Championships	Danish Team Championships
Estonia		Estonian Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records	Estonian Championships	Estonian SC Championships
Faroe Islands		Faroe Islands Swimming Association	Swimmers	Records	Faroese Championships	Faroese SC Championships
Finland		Suomen Uimaliitto	Swimmers	Records	Finnish Championships	Finnish SC Championships
France		Fédération Française de Natation	Swimmers	Records	French Championships	French SC Championships French Nationals	Interclubs
Georgia		Georgian Aquatic Sports National Federation	Swimmers	Records
Germany		German Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records	German Championships German Winter Championships	German SC Championships	German Team Championships
Gibraltar		Gibraltar Amateur Swimming Association	Swimmers	Records
Great Britain		British Swimming	Swimmers	Records	British Championships	British SC Championships	National Swimming League
Greece		Hellenic Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records	Greek Championships
Hungary		Hungarian Swimming Association	Swimmers	Records	Hungarian Championships	Hungarian SC Championships
Iceland		Icelandic Swimming Association	Swimmers	Records	Icelandic Championships	Icelandic SC Championships
Ireland		Swim Ireland	Swimmers	Records	Irish Open Championships	Irish Open SC Championships
Israel		Israel Swimming Association	Swimmers	Records	Israeli Championships	Israeli SC Championships
Italy		Federazione Italiana Nuoto	Swimmers	Records	Italian Championships	Italian SC Championships	Italian Team Championships
Jamaica				Records
Japan		Japan Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records	Japan Championships	Japan SC Championships
Kosovo		Kosovo Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records
Latvia		Swimming Federation of Latvia	Swimmers	Records	Latvian Championships
Liechtenstein		Liechtensteiner Schwimmverband	Swimmers	Records
Lithuania		Lithuanian Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records	Lithuanian Championships	Lithuanian SC Championships
Luxembourg		Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Natation et de Sauvetage	Swimmers	Records
North Macedonia		Swimming Federation of the Republic of Macedonia	Swimmers	Records
Malta		Aquatic Sports Association of Malta	Swimmers	Records	Maltese Championships
Mexico			Swimmers	Records
Moldova		Water Kind of Sports Federation of the Republic of Moldova	Swimmers	Records
Monaco		Fédération Monégasque de Natation	Swimmers	Records
Montenegro		Water Polo and Swimming Federation of Montenegro	Swimmers	Records
Netherlands		Royal Dutch Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records	Dutch Championships	Dutch SC Championships
New Zealand			Swimmers	Records
Norway		Norwegian Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records	Norwegian Championships	Norwegian SC Championships
Poland		Polish Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records	Polish Championships	Polish SC Championships
Portugal		Federação Portuguesa de Natação	Swimmers	Records	Portuguese Championships		Portuguese Club Championships
Puerto Rico			Swimmers	Records
Romania		Romanian Swimming & Modern Pentathlon Federation	Swimmers	Records	Romanian Championships	Romanian SC Championships
Russia		Russian Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records	Russian Championships	Russian SC Championships
Saint Lucia				Records
San Marino		Federazione Sammarinese Nuoto	Swimmers	Records	Sammarinese Championships
Serbia		Serbian Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records	Serbian Championships	Serbian SC Championships
Slovakia		Slovenská plavecká federácia	Swimmers	Records	Slovak Championships	Slovak SC Championships
Slovenia		Plavalna zveza Slovenije	Swimmers	Records
Spain		Royal Spanish Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records	Spanish Championships	Spanish SC Championships	Spanish Club Cup
Sweden	Overview	Swedish Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records	Swedish Championships	Swedish SC Championships
Switzerland		Swiss Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records	Swiss Championships	Swiss SC Championships
Turkey		Turkish Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records	Turkish Championships	Turkish SC Championships
Ukraine		Ukrainian Swimming Federation	Swimmers	Records	Ukrainian Championships
United States		USA Swimming	Swimmers	Records	US Championships US Spring Championships	US SC Championships
Venezuela			Swimmers	Records

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Africa	CANA – African Championships African Games African Junior Championships
Americas	UANA (AFC CCCAN CONSANAT USAS) – Caribbean Islands Championships Central American & Caribbean Championships South American Championships Pan American Games
Asia	AASF – Asian Championships Asian Games
Europe	LEN – European Championships European Short Course Championships European Junior Championships European U-23 Championships European Games European Para Championships
Oceania	OSA – Oceania Championships Pacific Games
International	Arab Championships Arab Games Commonwealth Games International Swimming League Mediterranean Games Pan Pacific Championships Universiade
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