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The previous FINA stood for Federation International de Natacion, which in French, translates to the international federation of swimming. According to the organization, FINA has been the official name since 1908.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe word Natacion means swimming and while swimming is one of the most important disciplines, we need a name that reflects all of our disciplines including artistic swimming, diving and high diving, water polo and masters competition across these disciplines,\u201d FINA President <strong>Husain Al-Musallam<\/strong> said. \u201cOur athletes must come first and I would never make a big decision like this without consulting (them).\u00a0 We surveyed more than 70 athletes and many of them could not tell us what the letters FINA stand for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlongside our new name we need an updated constitution that will follow the Olympic Charter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new constitution and name were voted upon with 175 in favor, four against and one abstaining.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-president-husain-al-musallam-in-line-for-olympic-council-of-asia-presidency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Al-Musallam<\/a> made it a point to discuss the role of the athletes involved in decision making for the organization, which the group voted to increase representation as well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to thank <strong>Alia Atkinson<\/strong>, the chair and the member of the FINA Athletes Committee. Alia, you are making sure that the voice of our athletes are heard,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have come a long way since I have become your president \u2026 The new bureau will be roughly 38% female, this is a very big and significant step. There is much more that we can do, our goal must be 50\u00a0 &#8211; 50 gender representation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In another order of business, Executive Director <strong>Brent Nowicki<\/strong> announced that due to the resignation of one member of the AQUI (Adjudicatory Board), it was proposed that <strong>Alexandre Miguel Mestre<\/strong> of Portugal become the new member, and was approved by a unanimous vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FINA has voted to adopt a new name and a new constitution. 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