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

    Nationality: KUW, Kuwait

    Captain Husain Al Musallam is a former swimmer for the Kuwaiti national team, a leading international sports administrator and a retired airline pilot. He currently serves as the Director General of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and the Secretary General of the Kuwait Olympic Committee. Captain Al Musallam has been First Vice President of World Aquatics since 2015 and served as its President since 2021.

First Vice President

  1. Sam RAMSAMY

    First Vice President

    Nationality: RSA, South Africa

    Sam Ramsamy holds leadership roles in various swimming organizations, including African Swimming. His career spans coaching at the national level, consultancy for the United Nations, and significant involvement in Olympic and Commonwealth Games administration, including serving as Chef de Mission. Sam has been a member of the World Aquatics Bureau since 1996 and the 1st Vice President of World Aquatics since 2021.

Second Vice President

  1. Matthew DUNN

    Second Vice President

    Nationality: AUS, Australia

Treasurer

  1. Dale NEUBURGER

    Treasurer

    Nationality: USA, United States of America  

    Dale Neuburger served as President of United States Aquatic Sports and USA Swimming 1998 to 2002. His contributions extend to the Pan American Games and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, where he held positions such as Commissioner of Aquatics and Deputy Chef de Mission. Dale Neuburger has leadership role within World Aquatics since 2000 and served as Treasurer since 2022, and is a 2024 inductee into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

Vice President

  1. Juan Carlos ORIHUELA

    Vice President

    Nationality: PRY, Paraguay  

    Juan Carlos Orihuela Garcete is the President of the Latin Swimming Confederation (COLAN). His roles include Secretary General of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee and President of the Paraguayan Aquatics Sports Federation. Juan Carlos has been the Vice President of World Aquatics since 2021.

  2. António SILVA

    Vice President

    Nationality: POR, Portugal

    António José Rocha Martins da Silva is a former competitive swimmer and water polo player. He serves as the President of LEN European Aquatics and President of the Portuguese Swimming Federation. Antonio is the Vice President of World Aquatics and has been a World Aquatics Bureau Member since 2017.

  3. Jihong ZHOU

    Vice President

    Nationality: CHN, People’s Republic of China  

    Zhou Jihong is an Olympic diving champion and President of the China Swimming Association and China Diving Association. She has been the Vice President of World Aquatics since 2021.

Member

  1. Alia ATKINSON

    Member

    Nationality: JAM, Jamaica

    Alia Atkinson is a Jamaican World Record holder and a former Olympic swimmer. She is also a Board Member of Panam Aquatics. Alia has been a Bureau Member and Athlete Committee Chairperson since 2022.

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.