Svishchev expressed hope that the unification of aquatic federations will have a positive impact on the development of sports

Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Dmitry Svishchev told that the unification of Russian aquatic federations should be beneficial.

The president of the All-Russian Swimming Federation (ARSF), Vladimir Salnikov, announced to on Tuesday his intention to create a united federation. The new united federation will include the FSM, the Russian Diving Federation, the Russian Water Polo Federation and the Russian Synchronized Swimming Federation.

— This is certainly the decision of the athletes themselves and the individual federations. No one can influence public organizations from the outside. If the representatives of these sports want to unite, so be it. It will be better this way, there will be centralized training and a board of directors. It is necessary to form federations within the country, like the international federations, and this is how the process began. Hopefully this association will have a positive impact on the development of the sport,” Svishchev told .

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