World Rowing Federation

World Rowing
SportRowing
CategorySports federation
JurisdictionWorldwide
Membership157
AbbreviationWR, FISA
Founded25 June 1892 (1892-06-25)
HeadquartersLausanne, Switzerland
PresidentJean-Christophe Rolland
Vice president(s)Tricia Smith
Official website
worldrowing.com

World Rowing, also known as the World Rowing Federation (former abbreviation FISA; French: Fédération internationale des sociétés d'aviron), is the international governing body for rowing.[1] Its current president is Jean-Christophe Rolland who succeeded Denis Oswald at a ceremony held in Lucerne in July 2014.

The World Rowing Cup, World Rowing Championships, and other such competitions are overseen by this organization.

  1. ^ "World Rowing". Retrieved 8 April 2021.

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