Home›Articles›The Hotel Meeting That Gave Swimming Its First World Governing BodyArticleThe Hotel Meeting That Gave Swimming Its First World Governing BodyArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnSwimming, Sports Well-attested SourcesWikipedia, World Aquaticstier 2Wikimedia FoundationFounding and early years (1896-1945) sectionQuote, Founding and early years (1896-1945) sectionThe founders' stated priorities were to standardise the rules of swimming, diving and water polo; to ratify and maintain a list of world records; and to take charge of the Olympic competitions in those disciplines.View the SourceSport and Games Atlas Long-Form Articles, First EditionSport and Games AtlasComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.