LEN BUREAU

António José SILVA

POR

President

Noam Zwi

ISR

General Secretary

Josip Varvodic

CRO

First Vice President

Andida Bouma

NED

LEN Treasurer

Kyriakos Giannopoulos

GRE

Vice President

Gilles Sezionale

FRA

Vice President

Marco Troll

GER

Vice President

Erkan Yalcin

TUR

Vice President

Christer Magnusson

SWE

Vice President

Arno Pajek

AUT

Vice President

Liam Tancock

GBR

Bureau Member

Graeme Marchbank

GBR

Bureau Member

Norbert Madaras

HUN

Bureau Member

Fernando Carpena

ESP

Bureau Member

Ewen A Cameron

SUI

Bureau Member

Rokur I Jakupsstovu

FRO

Bureau Member

Pia Johansen

DEN

Bureau Member

Milos Mracevic

MNE

Bureau Member

Petr Ryska

CZE

Bureau Member

Bartolo Consolo

SUI

Honorary Life President

Nory Kruchten

LUX

Honorary Life President

World Aquatics Representatives

2022 - 2024

Erik van Heijningen

NED

Sami Wahlman

FIN

Otylia Jedzrejczak

POL

Sarah Keane

IRL

Vania Udovicic

SRB

Sandor Wladar

HUN

Vladimir Salnikov *

RUS

Norbert Madaras

Bureau Member

HUN

The current President of the Hungarian Water Polo Federation can look back to an illustrious career as a water polo player. He is a two-time Olympic and two-time world champion, who played 300 matches in the Hungarian national team and won the Champions League four times with Italian giant Pro Recco.
He was a competitive swimmer until aged 13, so switched water polo unusually lately, but his first-choice sport equipped him with a clean swimming technique and unmatchable speed which let him stay in the pool as a pro player for almost three decades. The left-handed winger made his big-time debut in the national team at the 2003 World Championships in Barcelona and became the country’s hero by scoring two decisive goals in the extra-time of the final against Italy.
He went on winning two Olympic golds in the following years, as well as World Championship medals, five European Championship medals and World League trophies. After the Athens Games he joined Recco where he spent the next ten seasons and played an active role in boosting Europe’s top club’s silverware. In 2013 he helped the newly shaped national side to close a stunning run at the Worlds with a gold medal, thus became the only Hungarian player in history (till date) who had two world titles under his belt (he was the only one who had been part of the show in 2003 and 2013).
In 2014, he returned home, and finally, at the age of 36, he became Hungarian champion with Szolnok (something he missed with his previous clubs, losing five straight finals). He finished his career with Ferencvaros, helping the club to return to the top at home in 2018 (after 1989), as well as claiming back-to-back Euro Cup titles. At the age of 39, he was still instrumental in FTC’s victories, scoring vital goals both in the Euro Cup ties and in the championship finals.
Once retired, he took over the presidency of the water polo club, and right in his first season in charge Ferencvaros reached the top by winning the 2019 Champions League. Under his tenure the team turned into a formidable force both at home and at the European stage (finished on the podium in all three finished editions of the Champions League). In 2020 he was elected Vice-President of the Hungarian Water Polo Federation and last November he became the President with a unanimous support of the general assembly. He is father of two – both his sons are in his footsteps as they started as swimmers but now, of course, both play age-group water polo –, speaks English and Italian fluently, and still barely miss to swim 2-3-4000 metres a couple of times in a week.

Ewen A Cameron

Bureau Member

SUI

Email: ewenacameron@len.eu

I was born on June 7, 1960 in Usk, South Wales, United Kingdom. My father is a British citizen, my mother was originally Dutch. In 1966 our family moved to Switzerland, where I received my primary and secondary education. I studied medicine at Basel University, graduating in 1985.

My thesis: "Conconi test for swimmers - A new way to evaluate performance capacity and to plan training", was accepted in March 1990. In 1994 I received my specialist accreditation as an Orthopaedic and Trauma surgeon. After a Fellowship Knee and Ankle surgery in Melbourne in 1994 and a position as senior registrar at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1995 I returned to Switzerland and after further hospital jobs as a consultant went into private practice in 2001.
Now I am a consultant at the Privatklinik Obach and the Medical Director of that clinic.

I am married to Ildiko, née Ruttkay, we have 3 children.

I had a brief career as a swimmer of national level, took up coaching in 1978, judging the same year and served my club first as technical director, later as president. In 1984 I became president of a regional federation and in 1988 the official team physician of the national swimming team.

I served as regional president a total of 20 years for two different regions and as CMO for 25 years, accompanying the teams to European and World Long and Short Course Championships, in total 13 times.
In 1993, 2001 and 2009 I also acted as Head of Delegation. In 2004 I was member of the Swiss Olympic Medical Team in Athens.
I was active in coaches’ education at our National Sports School for well over 20 years.

My wife and I coached and trained at clubs from 1985 onwar ds. In 1991 our swimmer, Urs Kohlhaas, qualified for the 2nd European Open Water Championships in Terracina, where he won the bronze medal over 25 k. Two years later he finished 5th in Slapy.

My two older children took up swimming and won a combined 10 national titles, setting several national age group records. Both swam internationally.

In 2011 I was appointed a member of the LEN Medical Committee, which I served until 2016. I acted as a medical delegate at the EC 2012 in Debrecen, EC 2014 in Berlin and EC 2016 in London. In 2012 I was engaged in the OW EC in Piombino and in 2013 in Balatonfüred, 2014 in Hoorn and 2015 in Eilat I was on duty for the OW LEN cup. In 2015 I organized and hosted a LEN Medical Committee meeting in Zürich. In September 2016 I was elected Co-President of the Swiss Swimming Federation, together with Bartolo Consolo and re-elected for another 4 years in April 2022.

Since 2017 I am a member of the FINA National Federations Relations Committee.

Bartolo Consolo

Honorary Life President

SUI

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth: 4/11/49
Nationality: Italian / Swiss
Civil Status: Married / (6 children)
EDUCATION
BSc University Degree in Law (1973) , University of Perugia (ITA).
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
• Real Estate (ITA), 1974 -2010
• Real Estate (SUI), 1985 -today
• Regional Television (ITA), 1974-2010
• Packaging Industry (SUI), 1985-2017.
SPORT ACTIVITY
For the last 35 years Bartolo Consolo has embraced the world of European and World aquatic disciplines and has dedicated all his free time to their development, covering a multitude of roles:
• President of FIN, the Italian Swimming Federation (1987-1999).
• President of LEN, European Swimming League (1990-2008)
• Vice President of FINA, Federation International de Natation (1992-2000)
• FINA General Secretary (2000- 2009).
• Under his Presidency the spread of Water Polo had a great impulse, both in Europe and the rest of the world.
After a brilliant career as a swimmer and a water polo player, Consolo became the youngest President of the Club Rari Nantes Perugia.
Then he became the President of AS Roma, a historical club of which he had previously been an avid water polo player.
Later he became President of the “European Association of Sporting Athletes against the Drugs”.
In 1983, on the occasion of the XXI European Championships in Rome, he became the President of the Organizing Committee. Thanks his successful and efficient work, a year later he was elected Vice President of the Italian Swimming Federation, FIN, of which he became President on March 7, 1987.
Under his leadership FIN achieved the most important results ever in the history of Water Polo. Under the technical leadership of Ratko Rudic the Italian Men’s Water Polo team won Olympic Games, FINA Cup, European Championships as well as the World Championships, a unique feat labelled as “Grand Slam” and that up until now no other country has managed to equal.
On 1988, following Consolo proposal, some Mediterranean countries founded the Swimming Mediterranean Confederation, COMEN, of which he was elected President, a role he maintained until 1997, when he was elected Honorary President by acclamation.
In 1989 he was elected member of the Executive Board of the Italian Olympic Committee, CONI.
In 1990, in Belgrade, Bartolo Consolo was elected President of League European de Natations ( LEN ).
In 1991 he became a Member of the FINA Bureau while in 1992 he was elected Vice President of FINA.
In 1993 he was elected Vice President of Italian Olimpic Committee.
In 1994 Bartolo Consolo, President of LEN and of the Italian Swimming Federation, undertook the responsibility to successfully organise the 7th FINA World Championships in Rome.
In 1996 he was confirmed once again as FINA Vice President, President of FIN and became President of Panathlon of Rome. In 2000 he was elected FINA Honorary Secretary, a role he kept until 2009.
In 2004 Consolo was elected President of the “Giulio Onesti” Foundation.
In the same year he was re-elected President of LEN, until 2008 when he became LEN Life Honorary President.
Under his leadership LEN achieved notable progresses and developments. Today LEN organises every year a multitude of events in all five Aquatic disciplines, in cooperation with all European Countries. As an example in 2007-2008 1200 Water Polo matches were organised under the responsibility of LEN.
In 2007 Consolo inspired and created the project “HABA WABA” (ANNEX1) which in the span of 12 years became a “World Event”. Today Haba Waba is considered the most important event for the young Water Polo players. (ANNEX2) On May 2009 Consolo was awarded with the International Swimming Hall of Fame Paragon Award for his important contribution to Water Polo.
Since 2016 he is Co-President of the Swiss Swimming Federation thus becoming in the Aquatic Family the first elected person to serve as President of two National Federations.
Under his presidency Bartolo Consolo gave a great impulse to the spread of Water Polo in Europe and the rest of the world with the reconstruction of the European Cup , both for Men and Women, the birth of Euro League and the “re-construction” of the Water Polo Program of European Championships, which have a major role in the diffusion of Water Polo throughout Europe.
Following his initiative LEN created the European Junior WP Championships UNDER 15 while FINA launched the World Junior WP Championships UNDER 16.
The great success of his career dedicated to Sport worldwide, was well recognised by the authorities and Bartolo Consolo received such honours:
• Official KNIGHT of the Italian Republic,
• Knight of the Order of Malta and
• Knight of the Order Mauritian.
Within the Sport Family he was awarded with the:
• Sport GOLD STAR, the highest honour of the Italian Olympic Committee
• GOLD PIN of both LEN and FINA
• OLYMPIC ORDER of IOC (International Olympic Committee).

LEN BUREAU

António José SILVA

Noam Zwi

Josip Varvodic

Andida Bouma

Kyriakos Giannopoulos

Gilles Sezionale

Marco Troll

Erkan Yalcin

Christer Magnusson

Arno Pajek

Liam Tancock

Graeme Marchbank

Norbert Madaras

Fernando Carpena

Ewen A Cameron

Rokur I Jakupsstovu

Pia Johansen

Milos Mracevic

Petr Ryska

Bartolo Consolo

Nory Kruchten

World Aquatics Representatives

2022 - 2024

Erik van Heijningen

Sami Wahlman

Otylia Jedzrejczak

Sarah Keane

Vania Udovicic

Sandor Wladar

Vladimir Salnikov *

CONTACTS

LEGAL

ADDRESS

António José SILVA

President

POR

Email: president@len.eu

Gianni Minervini

LEN Deputy Executive Director

Noam Zwi

General Secretary

ISR

Email: noamzwi@len.eu

Josip Varvodic

First Vice President

CRO

Email: josipvarvodic@len.eu

Andida Bouma

LEN Treasurer

NED

Email: andidabouma@len.eu

Kyriakos Giannopoulos

Vice President

GRE

Email: kyriakosgiannopoulos@len.eu

Gilles Sezionale

Vice President

FRA

Email: gillessezionale@len.eu

Marco Troll

Vice President

GER

Email: marcotroll@len.eu

Erkan Yalcin

Vice President

TUR

Email: erkanyalcin@len.eu

Christer Magnusson

Vice President

SWE

Email: christermagnusson@len.eu

Arno Pajek

Vice President

AUT

Email: arnopajek@len.eu

Liam Tancock

Bureau Member

GBR

Email: liamtancock@len.eu