Turkish Swimming Federation
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| Sport | Swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and open water swimming |
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| Abbreviation | TYF |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Affiliation | FINA |
| Location | Ankara, Turkey |
| President | Erkan Yalçın |
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The Turkish Swimming Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Yüzme Federasyonu, TYF) is the governing body of swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo and open water swimming in Turkey since 1957.
The TYF is a member of the LEN (European Swimming League), FINA (International Swimming Federation) and Turkish Olympic Committee.[1] It is based in Ankara and its current chairman is Associate Erkan Yalçın.[2]
The TYF organizes aquatic sports competitions at national, European and world level in all categories for men and women of recognized age classes.[3][4]
International events hosted
[edit]- 1999 European Aquatics Championships - 26 July-1 August, Istanbul
- 2009 European Short Course Swimming Championships - 10–13 December, Istanbul
- Swimming at the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival - 25–29 July, Trabzon
- 2012 European Junior Open Water Swimming Championships - 13–15 July, İzmit
- 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) - 12–16 December, Istanbul
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Anasayfa" (in Turkish). TYF. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
- ^ "Federasyon Başkanı" (in Turkish). TYF. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
- ^ Distribution of roles in TYF (Turkish)
- ^ Structure of TYF (Turkish)
External links
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