Turkish Swimming Federation

The Turkish Swimming Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Yüzme Federasyonu, TYF) is the governing body of the five aquatic sports, namely swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo and open water swimming in Turkey. It was founded in 1957. The Turkish organization is member of the European Swimming League (LEN), the International Swimming Federation (FINA) and Turkish Olympic Committee.[1] The TYF is based in Ankara and its current chairman is Associate Prof. Dr. Ahmet Mazhar Bozdoğan.[2]

Turkish Swimming Federation
Türkiye Yüzme Federasyonu
SportSwimming, diving, synchronized swimming and open water swimming
Abbreviation(TYF)
Founded1957
AffiliationInternational Swimming Federation (FINA)
LocationAnkara, Turkey
PresidentAss. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Mazhar Bozdoğan
Official website
www.tyf.gov.tr

The Turkish Swimming Federation 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

See also

References
  1. "Anasayfa" (in Turkish). TYF. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  2. "Federasyon Başkanı" (in Turkish). TYF. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  3. Distribution of roles in TYF (Turkish)
  4. Structure of TYF (Turkish)


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