International Olympic Committee
noun - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) (French: Comité international olympique, CIO) is a Swiss non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre, Baron de Coubertin, on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president. Today its membership consists of 100 active members, 33 honorary members, and 1 honour member.
The IOC organises the modern Olympic Games and Youth Olympic Games, held in summer and winter, every four years. The first Summer Olympics organised by the IOC were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896; the first Winter Olympics were in Chamonix, France, in 1924. Until 1992, both Summer and Winter Olympics were held in the same year. After that year, however, the IOC shifted the Winter Olympics to the even years between Summer Games, to help space the planning of the two events from one another, and improve the financial balance of the IOC, which receives greater income on Olympic years. The first Summer Youth Olympics were in Singapore in 2010 and the first Winter Youth Olympics were held in Innsbruck in 2012.
The IOC formally approves the qualification process for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim based on the recommendations of FINA.
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- Thank You Visionary France
- Say Yes to the Continuation of the FINA World Swimming Championship 25 km Race
- Will the 25K Race At FINA World Championships Be Cancelled?
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- 2020 WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Man Of The Year Nominees
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- Acronyms In The Open Water Swimming World
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- Looking Forward To Olympic Open Water Swimming In 2028 And Beyond
- Olympic Marathon Runners Are Protected. What About Marathon Swimmers?
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- 2016 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Qualification Process
- International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Origins
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- WPMSF Led To IMSHOF
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- A Giant Of The Sport, Joe Grossman
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- John Leonard To FINA's Cornel Marculescu
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- International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Origins
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- WPMSF Led To IMSHOF
- The World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
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- Radically Rethinking Distance Swimming
- Will There Be 45 In Tokyo's Olympic 10K Marathon Swim?
- Sue Guesdon Receives Awards For Lifetime Of Service
