Home›Aquatic Sports›NationalityBrowse ByNationalityNationality groups athletes by the country each one represented. Wikipedia describes Pele as "a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward," a nationality he represented on the pitch to win three World Cups. This dimension shows which countries produced the athletes behind a given sport's history.FactsNationalityFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested1908 1Defining CharacteristicWell-attestedWorld Aquatics currently governs competition in six disciplines: swimming, diving, high diving, artistic swimming, water polo, and open water swimming. 1NationalityFilter Results20 entriesSportAllArtistic Swimming (1)Diving (2)Fencing (1)Surfing (2)Swimming (20)Water Polo (2)Active EraAll1877 (1)1890 (1)1913 (1)1917 (1)1923 (1)1926 (1)1927 (1)1930 (1)1937 (1)1946 (1)1949 (1)1950 (2)1952 (1)1956 (1)1958 (2)1960 (2)1963 (1)1964 (3)1966 (2)1967 (1)1968 (1)1970 (1)1971 (1)1972 (2)1973 (3)1974 (3)1978 (2)1981 (1)1982 (3)1983 (1)1984 (1)1985 (3)1986 (2)1988 (1)1991 (1)1993 (2)1994 (2)1997 (1)2002 (1)2004 (1)Competition CategoryAllIndividual (19)Para or Adaptive (1)Team (2)CompetitionAll1896 Summer Olympics (1)1912 Summer Olympics (2)1932 Summer Olympics (1)1936 Summer Olympics (1)1948 Summer Olympics (1)1952 Summer Olympics (1)1956 Summer Olympics (1)1964 Summer Olympics (2)1968 Summer Olympics (2)1972 Summer Olympics (3)1976 Summer Olympics (2)1980 Summer Olympics (2)1984 Summer Olympics (1)1988 Summer Olympics (3)1992 Summer Olympics (3)1996 Summer Olympics (3)2000 Summer Olympics (4)2004 Summer Olympics (4)2008 Summer Olympics (3)2012 Summer Olympics (3)2016 Summer Olympics (4)2020 Summer Olympics (3)2024 Summer Olympics (3)Asian Games (1)Olympic Games (9)Paralympic Games (1)X Games (1)Area (sq km)All41,865 (1)51,179.92 (1)83,879 (1)93,030 (1)108,179 (1)238,397 (1)242,500 (1)302,069 (1)357,022 (1)377,975 (1)390,757 (1)450,295 (1)603,628 (1)632,702.3 (1)1,220,813 (1)7,688,287 (2)9,572,900 (1)9,866,632 (1)17,075,400 (1)Country CountAll1 (1)Dissolution or End YearAll1990 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (5)One-Party (1)Republic (11)Highest Elevation (m)All2228 (1)Income GroupAllHigh (14)Lower-Middle (1)Upper-Middle (3)Independence or Founding YearAll843 (1)1000 (1)1523 (1)1776 (1)1795 (1)1801 (1)1821 (1)1861 (1)1877 (1)1901 (1)1910 (1)1918 (1)1947 (1)1949 (3)1980 (1)1991 (2)LandlockedAllNo (15)Yes (3)PopulationAll5,044,197 (1)9,219,113 (1)9,489,000 (1)10,610,485 (1)16,111,000 (1)17,166,852 (1)18,130,208 (1)19,043,151 (1)27,801,023 (2)32,283,000 (1)58,900,000 (1)63,419,000 (1)69,081,996 (1)69,414,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)122,587,000 (1)142,557,000 (1)340,587,000 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 20AustraliaNationality1 entryAustraliaNationality2 entriesAustriaNationality1 entryChinaNationality2 entriesCosta RicaNationality1 entryEast GermanyNationality4 entriesFranceNationality2 entriesGermanyNationality11 entriesHungaryNationality5 entriesItalyNationality1 entryJapanNationality1 entryNetherlandsNationality2 entriesRomaniaNationality1 entryRussiaNationality5 entriesSouth AfricaNationality1 entrySwedenNationality1 entryUkraineNationality1 entryUnited KingdomNationality1 entryUnited StatesNationality19 entriesZimbabweNationality1 entryFAQsWhy are rowers not classified under this Aquatic Sports category?Rowers compete from a boat rather than with their own body in the water, so they sit under Water and Boat Sports instead.This Aquatic Sports subcategory groups athletes whose competitive careers are built in or on water, covering swimmers, water polo players and divers under the same World Aquatics discipline family. Rowers and sailors compete from a boat rather than with their own body in the water, so they are grouped instead under Water and Boat Sports.Sources1. Wikipedia: World Aquaticstier 2WikipediaFounding and early years (1896-1945) sectionOn 19 July 1908, delegates from eight national federations-Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary and Sweden-met for around four-and-a-half hours at the Manchester Hotel in London and agreed to form a "world-wide swimming association".World Aquatics, Name and disciplines sectionWorld Aquatics currently governs competition in six disciplines: swimming, diving, high diving, artistic swimming, water polo, and open water swimming.View the SourceComments (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.