World Rowing Federation
| Name | World Rowing Federation (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron) |
| Abbreviation | FISA |
| Formation | June 25, 1892 |
| Jurisdiction | Worldwide |
| President | Jean-Christophe Rolland |
| Headquarters | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Website | http://www.worldrowing.com |
The international rowing federation, otherwise called the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA), is the world governing body of the sport of Rowing.
It was established by rowing representative from France, Switzerland, Belgium, Adriatica, and Italy on June 25, 1892, in Turin because of the developing ubiquity of the game of paddling, and the resulting requirement for consistency of guidelines over such issues as race lengths, boat compositions, and weight classes.
FISA built up its headquarter in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1922.
FISA was the first international sports association to join the Olympic games. It has been on the Olympic program since the 1896 Summer Olympics were commenced in Athens (The rowing events at the 1896 diversions were dropped in view of high breezes). Every nation that takes part in rowing has an organisation or overseeing body which has a place in the FISA Congress. These organisations (of which there are as of now 153) have general control of what FISA does.
