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
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Husain AL MUSALLAM
President- Date of Birth DOB
- 19 May 1960
First Vice President
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Sam RAMSAMY
First Vice President- Date of Birth DOB
- 27 Jan 1938
Second Vice President
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Matthew DUNN
Second Vice President- Date of Birth DOB
- 2 Sep 1973
Treasurer
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Dale NEUBURGER
Treasurer- Date of Birth DOB
- 28 Nov 1949
Vice President
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Juan Carlos ORIHUELA
Vice President- Date of Birth DOB
- 16 May 1967
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António SILVA
Vice President- Date of Birth DOB
- 23 Oct 1969
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Jihong ZHOU
Vice President- Date of Birth DOB
- 11 Jan 1965
Member
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Khaleel AL JABIR
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 14 Dec 1962
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Taha Sulaiman AL KISHRY
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 9 Oct 1960
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Alia ATKINSON
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 11 Dec 1988
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Algernon CARGILL
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 19 Jun 1961
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Fernando CARPENA
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 28 Mar 1955
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Monica CHANGANAMUNO
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 29 Apr 1973
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Mark CHAY
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 18 Feb 1982
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Errol CLARKE
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 1 May 1947
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Maureen CROES
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 25 Aug 1965
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Mohamed DIOP
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 21 Jun 1964
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Sirichai DISTAKUL
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 3 Feb 1955
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Zouheir EL MOUFTI
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 19 Jan 1958
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Ana FORTIN
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 2 Feb 1972
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Kyriakos GIANNOPOULOS
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 7 Apr 1959
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Cheryl GIBSON
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 28 Jul 1959
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Farida A. IDDRISS
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 9 Oct 1986
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Yasser Mohamed Ibrahim IDRIS
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 15 Jun 1969
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Otylia JĘDRZEJCZAK
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 13 Dec 1983
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Romani KATOA
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 8 Jun 1975
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Sarah KEANE
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 1 Jun 1973
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Andrey KRYUKOV
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 14 May 1972
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Virendra NANAVATI
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 19 Jul 1941
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Luiz Fernando OLIVEIRA
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 26 Mar 1975
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Judy OTTO
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 30 Jun 1955
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Joo Hee PARK
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 21 Nov 1979
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Donald RUKARE (DR)
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 4 Nov 1968
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Vladimir SALNIKOV
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 21 May 1960
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Gilles SEZIONALE
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 26 Apr 1957
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Veronica STANHAM
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 12 Nov 1964
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Daichi SUZUKI
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 10 Mar 1967
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Mae Chen TANG
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 26 Sep 1960
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Doreen TIBORCZ
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 24 Feb 1966
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Vanja UDOVIČIĆ
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 12 Sep 1982
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Erik VAN HEIJNINGEN
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 28 Aug 1961
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Josip VARVODIC
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 3 Aug 1985
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Sami WAHLMAN
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 27 Feb 1973
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Sándor WLADÁR
Member- Date of Birth DOB
- 19 Jul 1963
Executive Director
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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:
- to discuss and make decisions on all matters assigned to the Bureau by the Congress;
- to interpret, implement and enforce this Constitution and the World Aquatics Rules;
- 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;
- to issue administrative directives, including notably but without limitation in regard to time and manner of payment of any financial obligation;
- to issue and publish regulations for World Aquatics competitions and events;
- 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; - to submit proposals and recommendations to the Congress, including for amendments to this Constitution;
- to decide on World Aquatics awards;
- to review and approve the minutes of a Congress;
- to make decisions in case of emergency and in any situation in which no other World Aquatics body may act;
- 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;
- to determine the dates and sites of the World Championships and other major World Aquatics competitions and events;
- to organise and control all Aquatics competitions at the Olympic Games and World Aquatics competitions and events;
- 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;
- 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;
- to appoint and instruct the World Aquatics Committees as well as to control their activities and duties;
- to appoint delegates to the Olympic Games, other World Aquatics competitions and events, and other international competitions;
- to appoint and dismiss the Executive Director upon proposal by the President;
- 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;
- to oversee the overall management of World Aquatics by the Executive Director;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- to support, endorse and implement the work and the decisions of the AQIU;
- to propose to the Congress a relocation of the World Aquatics headquarters;
- to decide the location of World Aquatics high level training and development centres, including any World Aquatics regional office.