EXECUTIVE

The Executive shall consist of at least eight (8) Bureau Members:

  • the President
  • the First Vice President
  • the Second Vice President
  • the Treasurer
  • the three (3) other Vice Presidents
  • the Chair of the Athletes Committee

President

  1. Husain AL MUSALLAM

    President

    State of Kuwait
    Term: 2023-2031

    Captain Husain Al Musallam is a former swimmer for the Kuwaiti national team and a prominent international sports administrator. He is also a retired airline pilot. Currently, he serves as the Director General of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and the Secretary General of the Kuwait Olympic Committee. Captain Al Musallam was the First Vice President of World Aquatics from 2015-2021 and has held the position of President since 2021.

First Vice President

  1. Matthew DUNN

    First Vice President

    Australia
    Term: 2025-2029

Second Vice President

  1. António SILVA

    Second Vice President

    The Portuguese Republic
    Term: 2025-2029

    António José Rocha Martins da Silva is a former competitive swimmer and water polo player from Portugal and a prominent sports administrator. He currently serves as President of European Aquatics, President of the Portuguese Swimming Federation, and Second Vice President of World Aquatics. António has been a member of the World Aquatics Bureau since 2017 and currently serves on the Bureau for the 2025–2029 term.

Treasurer

  1. Dale NEUBURGER

    Treasurer

    United States of America
    Term: 2025-2029

    Dale Neuburger is a distinguished sports administrator from the United States with a long history of leadership in aquatic sports. He served as President of United States Aquatic Sports and USA Swimming from 1998 to 2002 and has held key roles with the Pan American Games and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, including Commissioner of Aquatics and Deputy Chef de Mission. Dale has held leadership positions within World Aquatics since 2000 and has served as its Treasurer since 2022. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2024 and currently serves on the World Aquatics Bureau for the 2025–2029 term.

Vice President

  1. Maureen CROES

    Vice President

    Country of Aruba 
    Term: 2025-2029

    Maureen Croes is a longtime aquatics leader and educator from the Americas with more than 50 years of experience in the sport. She is a biology and chemistry teacher by profession and has served as President of the Continental Confederation of the Americas since 2019. Maureen has been a member of the World Aquatics Bureau since 2023 and currently serves on the Bureau as Vice President for the 2025–2029 term.

  2. Yasser Mohamed Ibrahim IDRIS

    Vice President

    Egypt
    Term: 2025-2029

    Yasser Mohamed Ibrahim Idris is a former water polo player and coach and a leading sports administrator in Egypt. He currently serves as President of the Egyptian Olympic Committee and President of the Egyptian Swimming Federation.
    Mr Idris graduated with a degree in civil engineering from Cairo University. Following his athletic career in water polo, he transitioned into coaching before moving into sports administration, where he has played a significant role in developing aquatic sports across Egypt and in representing the country internationally.
    Under his leadership, Egypt has successfully hosted several major World Aquatics events, reinforcing the nation’s standing as a capable and respected host on the global aquatic sports stage.

  3. Jihong ZHOU

    Vice President

    People’s Republic of China
    Term: 2025-2029

    Zhou Jihong is an Olympic diving champion and serves as President of both the China Swimming Association and the China Diving Association. She has been Vice President of World Aquatics since 2021 and is a member of the World Aquatics Bureau for the term 2025 to 2029.
    Zhou won the gold medal in the 10m platform at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games, becoming China’s first Olympic diving champion. She is also a World Championship medallist and has played a leading role in the development of diving and aquatic sports in China and internationally.

Member

  1. Brent John NOWICKI

    Member

    United States of America

    Brent John Nowicki is a legal professional and international sports administrator from the United States. Before joining World Aquatics, he served as Managing Counsel at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), having previously practised law privately in New York for seven years. Brent has been the Executive Director of World Aquatics since 2021.

TERMS OF OFFICE 

The term of office of a member of the Executive (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. If a Bureau Member is elected to a position within the Executive, any previous term served outside the Executive (i.e. as a Bureau Member) is not counted as part of the new term of office within the Executive. If an Executive Member (e.g. a Vice President) is elected to a new position within the Executive (e.g. as Treasurer), any previous term served within the Executive (e.g. as a Vice President) is counted as part of the individual’s overall term of office in the Executive.

RIGHTS AND DUTIES

The Executive is responsible:

  1. for dealing with all matters within the competence of the Bureau requiring immediate decision between two meetings of the Bureau;
  2. for monitoring the establishment and implementation of the annual business plan and the long-term strategic plans defined and approved by the Bureau and ensuring that audited Financial Statements are submitted to the Bureau for approval by Congress
  3. for being the interface between the Bureau, the Executive Director and the World Aquatics Office
  4. for dealing with critical issues which may impact on the outcomes of the strategy defined by the Bureau and matters requiring immediate attention between meetings of the Bureau
  5. for taking decisions in case of emergency and in any situation in which neither the Bureau nor other World Aquatics body may act
  6. for taking decisions on the application of World Aquatics Rules, in cases which are not delegated to the Aquatics Integrity Unit or another specific body of World Aquatics.

Decisions of the Executive shall be ratified in due course by the
Bureau.

TERMS OF REFERENCE

World Aquatics Executive - Terms of Reference