USAS Offers Congratulations to FINA Presidential Candidate Husain Al-Musallam

United States Aquatic Sports (USAS) on Thursday publicly congratulated Husain Al-Musallam on his candidacy for the presidency of FINA.

Al-Musallam, a Kuwaiti sports administrator, was nominated by the Asian Swimming Federation (AASF), the continent’s first candidate for the presidency of world swimming’s governing body. The African Swimming Confederation (CANA) followed by endorsing him in the race.

Al-Musallam has been a member of the FINA bureau since 1996 and is the current First Vice President to Julio Maglione, widely seen as a favorite to replace the Uruguayan. Al-Musallam is also the Secretary General of the Kuwait Olympic Committee.

“I congratulate Husain Al-Musallam as the first-ever Asian nominee for FINA President and look forward to future collaborations with him for the development of aquatics worldwide,” USAS President William (Bill) Smith said in the release.

The statement also included a thank you to the Asian Swimming Federation’s endorsement of American Dale Neuburger in his run for FINA Treasurer for the next term, stretching from 2021-25. Neuburger is currently a FINA Vice President, and he’s been endorsed by both AASF and the Union Americana de Natación (UANA), which governs swimming in North, Central and South America.

Neuburger is a previous president of USAS, UANA and USA Swimming.

“Dale Neuburger has distinguished himself as the Chairman of the FINA Development Committee and Liaison to the FINA Technical Swimming Committee during his 20-year tenure with the International Federation,” Smith said in the release.

Elections for the FINA presidency and other executive positions will take place in Doha, Qatar, on June 5, 2021.

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