Lebanese Swimming Federation
SportSwimming, Open Water Swimming, and Water Polo
CategorySport
AbbreviationLBN
Founded1961 (1961)
AffiliationFederation Internationale de Natation (FINA)
Affiliation date1947
Regional affiliationAsia Swimming Federation (AASF)
LocationLebanon
Lebanon

The Lebanese Swimming Federation[1][2] (LSF) (French: Fédération Libanaise de Natation) is the national governing body of swimming in Lebanon, founded in 1961.[3]

The LSF is a member of the International Swimming Federation (FINA)[4] and the Asia Swimming Federation (AASF).[5] Nationally, it is affiliated to the Lebanese Olympic Committee.[6] It was established in 1947. Lebanese swimming federation has the responsibility for elite performance, doping control and international relationships and events for the sports within Lebanon.

For the first time in history, a Lebanese swimming team attended the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico, with one male swimmer attending the event (Yacoub Masboungi).[7] The first female Lebanese swimmer to attend an Olympics was Ani Jane Mugrditchian, at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

In August 2004, Lebanese swimmer Omar Daaboul tested positive for the androgen and anabolic steroids methandienone, methyltestosterone, and norandrosterone in an in-competition control. He was subsequently handed a two-year ban from the sport until 2006.[8]

Board of directors

As of 26 October 2020[9]
Position Name
President Toni Nassar
Swimming Vice President Gaby Doueihy
Open Water Vice President Adel Yamout
Water Polo Vice President Michel Habchi

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming in Lebanon".
  2. ↑ "Lebanese Swimming Federation - Greek Travel Pages".
  3. ↑ http://www.minijes.gov.lb/Cultures/ar-LB/guide/sports/الاتحادات%20الرياضية/14/Pages/default.aspx. Archived 2020-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "National Federations | fina.org - Official FINA website". fina.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10.
  5. ↑ "AASF".
  6. ↑ "Home". lebolymp.org.
  7. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yacoub Masboungi Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". fina.org. Archived from the original on 18 June 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑ "SportKello - انتخابات تزكية في اتحاد السباحة". sportkello.com. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
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