THE BUREAU

The Bureau shall consist of the President and thirty-nine (39) Bureau Members.

  • President: The President is elected by the Congress.   
  • Continental Representatives: Twenty-two (22) Bureau Members are elected by the Congress as continental representatives. They shall be distributed geographically and per gender as follows:

Africa: five (5), with no more than three (3) representatives of a single gender
America: five (5), with no more than three (3) representatives of a single gender;
Asia: five (5), with no more than three (3) representatives of a single gender;
Europe: five (5), with no more than three (3) representatives of a single gender; and
Oceania: two (2), with one (1) of each gender.

The following positions shall be filled from the above quota: five (5) Vice Presidents, one from each of the five Continents, including the First Vice President and the Second Vice President; and the Treasurer.

  • World-at-Large Bureau Members: Sixteen (16) additional Bureau Members are elected by the Congress as World-at-Large Bureau Members. They shall be distributed geographically and per gender as follows:

Africa: three (3), with no more than two (2) representatives of a single gender;
America: four (4), with no more than three (3) representatives of a single gender;
Asia: four (4), with no more than three (3) representatives of a single gender;
Europe: four (4), with no more than three (3) representatives of a single gender; and
Oceania: one (1), female or male.

  • Athletes Committee: The Chair of the Athletes Committee is ex officio a Bureau Member.

WORLD AQUATICS BUREAU MEMBERS

President

  1. Husain AL MUSALLAM

    President
    Date of Birth DOB
    19 May 1960

First Vice President

  1. Sam RAMSAMY

    First Vice President
    Date of Birth DOB
    27 Jan 1938

Second Vice President

  1. Matthew DUNN

    Second Vice President
    Date of Birth DOB
    2 Sep 1973

Treasurer

  1. Dale NEUBURGER

    Treasurer
    Date of Birth DOB
    28 Nov 1949

Vice President

  1. Juan Carlos ORIHUELA

    Vice President
    Date of Birth DOB
    16 May 1967

  2. António SILVA

    Vice President
    Date of Birth DOB
    23 Oct 1969

  3. Jihong ZHOU

    Vice President
    Date of Birth DOB
    11 Jan 1965

Member

  1. Khaleel AL JABIR

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    14 Dec 1962

  2. Taha Sulaiman AL KISHRY

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    9 Oct 1960

  3. Alia ATKINSON

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    11 Dec 1988

  4. Algernon CARGILL

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    19 Jun 1961

  5. Fernando CARPENA

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    28 Mar 1955

  6. Monica CHANGANAMUNO

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    29 Apr 1973

  7. Mark CHAY

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    18 Feb 1982

  8. Errol CLARKE

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    1 May 1947

  9. Maureen CROES

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    25 Aug 1965

  10. Mohamed DIOP

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    21 Jun 1964

  11. Sirichai DISTAKUL

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    3 Feb 1955

  12. Zouheir EL MOUFTI

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    19 Jan 1958

  13. Ana FORTIN

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    2 Feb 1972

  14. Kyriakos GIANNOPOULOS

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    7 Apr 1959

  15. Cheryl GIBSON

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    28 Jul 1959

  16. Farida A. IDDRISS

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    9 Oct 1986

  17. Yasser Mohamed Ibrahim IDRIS

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    15 Jun 1969

  18. Otylia JĘDRZEJCZAK

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    13 Dec 1983

  19. Romani KATOA

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    8 Jun 1975

  20. Sarah KEANE

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    1 Jun 1973

  21. Andrey KRYUKOV

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    14 May 1972

  22. Virendra NANAVATI

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    19 Jul 1941

  23. Luiz Fernando OLIVEIRA

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    26 Mar 1975

  24. Judy OTTO

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    30 Jun 1955

  25. Joo Hee PARK

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    21 Nov 1979

  26. Donald RUKARE (DR)

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    4 Nov 1968

  27. Vladimir SALNIKOV

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    21 May 1960

  28. Gilles SEZIONALE

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    26 Apr 1957

  29. Veronica STANHAM

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    12 Nov 1964

  30. Daichi SUZUKI

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    10 Mar 1967

  31. Mae Chen TANG

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    26 Sep 1960

  32. Doreen TIBORCZ

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    24 Feb 1966

  33. Vanja UDOVIČIĆ

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    12 Sep 1982

  34. Erik VAN HEIJNINGEN

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    28 Aug 1961

  35. Josip VARVODIC

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    3 Aug 1985

  36. Sami WAHLMAN

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    27 Feb 1973

  37. Sándor WLADÁR

    Member
    Date of Birth DOB
    19 Jul 1963

Executive Director

  1. Brent John NOWICKI

    Executive Director
    Date of Birth DOB
    8 Jan 1979

TERMS OF OFFICE

The term of office of a Bureau Member (excluding the President for whom Article 20.3 applies) is four (4) years, renewable twice. Terms served are calculated cumulatively, irrespective of any interruption of the service.

RIGHT AND DUTIES

According to the World Aquatics Constitution, the rights and duties of the Bureau shall include the following:

  1. to discuss and make decisions on all matters assigned to the Bureau by the Congress;
  2. to interpret, implement and enforce this Constitution and the World Aquatics Rules;
  3. to adopt or amend the World Aquatics Rules and establish rules of order for the meetings of the Congress, Bureau, Committees, etc., in compliance with this Constitution;
  4. to issue administrative directives, including notably but without limitation in regard to time and manner of payment of any financial obligation;
  5. to issue and publish regulations for World Aquatics competitions and events;
  6. to decide and take action on any matter pertaining to the affairs of World Aquatics, in cases which are not delegated to another
    specific body;
  7. to submit proposals and recommendations to the Congress, including for amendments to this Constitution;
  8. to decide on World Aquatics awards;
  9. to review and approve the minutes of a Congress;
  10. to make decisions in case of emergency and in any situation in which no other World Aquatics body may act;
  11. to approve the title of international referee, starter, or judge on presentation of candidates certified by the World Aquatics Technical Committees. These titles are to be awarded to the Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Diving, High Diving, Water Polo and Artistic Swimming referees, starters, and judges who have received satisfactory marks for their officiating at major international competitions;
  12. to determine the dates and sites of the World Championships and other major World Aquatics competitions and events;
  13. to organise and control all Aquatics competitions at the Olympic Games and World Aquatics competitions and events;
  14. to issue and publish regulations for Agents, to ensure that the interests of Athletes are duly protected and that no conflict of interest nor manipulation issues may arise;
  15. to remove an Athlete from an Aquatics competition and/or take any other appropriate measure if such participation poses a risk for the health and safety of such Athlete or any competitors;
  16. to appoint and instruct the World Aquatics Committees as well as to control their activities and duties;
  17. to appoint delegates to the Olympic Games, other World Aquatics competitions and events, and other international competitions;
  18. to appoint and dismiss the Executive Director upon proposal by the President;
  19. to implement and develop World Aquatics' mission, strategic direction, polices and values, in particular, with regard to the organisation and development of Aquatics at a worldwide level;
  20. to oversee the overall management of World Aquatics by the Executive Director;
  21. to approve the annual budget and annual audited Financial Statements, prepared by the World Aquatics Office, under the supervision of the Treasurer and reviewed by the Audit Committee;
  22. to appoint the chairpersons, deputy chairpersons and members of the Committees with the exception of those who are elected by the Congress or by the Athlete Committee, in accordance with this Constitution, as well as to support and control their activities;
  23. to propose to the Congress for election the members of the Supervisory Council, Adjudicatory Body, Investigatory Body Anti-Doping Advisory Body, the Audit Committee and the External Auditors;
  24. to support, endorse and implement the work and the decisions of the AQIU;
  25. to propose to the Congress a relocation of the World Aquatics headquarters;
  26. to decide the location of World Aquatics high level training and development centres, including any World Aquatics regional office.