Certification completed for 13 pioneer organisers of EA events in 2025 introducing ASR environmental initiatives
Organisers of the European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships Lublin 2025, which concluded yesterday, are among 13 Local Organising Committees who will be receiving certificates noting their groundbreaking environmental initiatives this year.
The documentation has gone out today marking the participation of aquatics events in delivering a set of sustainable practices drawn from the Sustainability and Legacy Program within EA’s Aquatics Social Responsibility (ASR) initiative.
European Aquatics President Antonio Silva commented: “We are delighted to honour the local organising committees of 2025 European Aquatics events for embracing the aspirations of the Aquatics Social Responsibility (ASR) project by introducing a wide range of environmental measures into the delivery of their programmes.
“The organisers of the hugely successful Lublin 2025 event which came to a close yesterday were the 13th to do so this year, with all participants setting a pattern that will be of enduring value both to European Aquatics and the wider world in future years.”
These measures, drawn from the ASR’s Sustainability and Legacy Program, aim to:
*minimise the environmental impact of the 2025 European Aquatics events
*Foster social and economic legacy for the benefit of the host local and wider community
*Inspire the local and wider community to adopt healthy and active styles through the Aquatics Social Responsibility Strategy
*Promote the sustainable development goals as a catalyst for sustainable development through sports
The measures have been implemented with a focus on the five following key priorities: Green Task Force; Sustainable Fun Zone; Eliminate Plastic; Waste Management and Solidarity Ticketing.
Each participating LOC has delivered on these broad initiatives while providing local variations suitable to their own particular circumstances.
The list of participating events in 2025 is as follows:
EA Diving Championships (Antalya, May 22-28)
EA Champions League Men Final Four (Gzira, May 26-June 1)
EA Artistic Swimming Championships (Funchal, June 2-5)
EA Junior Open Water Swimming Championships (Setubal, June 19-21)
EA Open Water Swimming Cup Leg 2 (Setubal, June 22)
EA Water Polo Championship U16 Women (Istanbul, June 27-July 3)
EA Water Polo Championship U16 Men Division Elite (Istanbul, July 7-13)
EA Water Polo Championship U16 Men Division 1 (Ljubljana, July 7-13)
EA Open Water Swimming Cup Leg 3 (Paris, July 25)
EA Water Polo Championship U18 Men Division Elite (Oradea, Aug 18-24)
EA Water Polo Championship U18 Men Division 1 (Rio Maior, Aug 18-24)
EA Open Water Swimming Cup Leg 4 (Barcelona, September 20)
EA Short Course Swimming Championships (Lublin, December 2-7)
Mike Rowbottom for European Aquatics
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