Liga de Natación de Bogotá

What Liga de Natación de Bogotá does

Liga de Natación de Bogotá is a regional aquatic sports federation based at the Complejo Acuático Simón Bolívar in Bogotá, Colombia. It is affiliated with the Federación Colombiana de Natación (FECNA) and World Aquatics, and operates as the official governing body for organized aquatic competitions within Bogotá. The federation oversees six aquatic disciplines: competitive swimming (Natación Carreras), artistic swimming, diving (Clavados), water polo (Polo Acuático), open water swimming (Aguas Abiertas), and master swimming.

The federation's technology stack is operationally focused rather than differentiated. It includes a website-based tournament registration system, an online ranking and results platform with FINA points calculation, electronic timing hardware (Superior Swim Timing / SST) for sanctioned events, and the Davivienda payment portal for fee collection. The platform is used by affiliated clubs, individual athletes, and judges to register for tournaments, track performance, and process payments.

Revenue is generated through four streams: tournament registration fees ($132,000 COP regular / $71,000 COP master per athlete, capped at six events), club membership and affiliation fees, monthly swimming course subscriptions for children and adults, and one-time judge certification programs ($60,000-$80,000 COP per participant). Distribution is via self-serve online registration, in-person participation at official venues, and a network of affiliated swimming clubs acting as intermediaries. The league markets itself through its website, Facebook, Instagram, email, and physical tournament events.

Name

Liga de Natación de Bogotá

Legal name

Liga de Natación de Bogotá

Website

https://liganatacionbogota.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Liga de Natación de Bogotá is a regional aquatic sports federation that organizes sanctioned competitions, swimming courses, and judge certification programs across six aquatic disciplines for athletes, clubs, and the broader Bogotá community in Colombia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aquatic Sports Federation Services

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Amateur Sport Governing Bodies & Federations (National/Regional) (MPAKACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Professional Sport Governing Bodies & League Sanctioning Authorities (MPAKAFAE)

Keywords

• Aquatic sports federation
• Swimming tournament management
• Competitive swimming organization
• Aquatic disciplines governance
• Swimming instruction programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Tournament Registration Fees: Fees charged to athletes and clubs for participation in organized competitions such as the Torneo Bogotano and other regional tournaments
2. Swimming Courses: Revenue from teaching swimming courses to children, adolescents, and adults at various skill levels
3. Club Membership Fees: Affiliation and membership fees from swimming clubs under the league's jurisdiction
4. Judge Training Programs: Fees for officiating and judging certification courses for diving competitions

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Liga de Natación de Bogotá is a regional aquatic sports federation that organizes and governs official competitions across six disciplines (competitive swimming, artistic swimming, diving, water polo, open water swimming, and master swimming) for athletes and clubs in Bogotá, Colombia, operating under FECNA and World Aquatics regulations. It also delivers recurring swimming instruction courses for children, adolescents, and adults, runs a certified in-person training program for diving judges led by a World Aquatics international judge, and provides a public tournament registration, rankings, and results platform with electronic timing and Davivienda digital payment collection.

Product overview

Liga de Natación de Bogotá operates as a sports league governing body offering multiple aquatic disciplines including competitive swimming (Natación Carreras), artistic swimming, diving (Clavados), water polo (Polo Acuático), open water swimming (Aguas Abiertas), and master swimming. The organization provides swimming courses for individuals aged 9 and older, a tournament management system with an online registration application, and a ranking/results tracking platform. Additional services include judge training programs and competition organization across all disciplines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cursos de Natación (Swimming Courses) Recurring swimming instruction programs for children (8-15), adolescents, and adults (9+) covering foundational to advanced skills, with a stated pathway to talent identification for high-performance training and national representation, delivered at Olympic and semi-Olympic pools in Bogotá on monthly subscription billing.
• Torneo Bogotano de Natación Carreras (Bogotá Competitive Swimming Tournament) Recurring sanctioned competitive swimming tournament organized under FECNA and World Aquatics regulations for individual athletes and affiliated clubs, with online registration at $132,000 COP for regular category and $71,000 COP for master category covering participation in up to 6 events.
• Natación Artística (Artistic Swimming Competition Program) Sanctioned artistic swimming discipline offering synchronization competition routines that combine technical skill with artistic expression, organized under FECNA and World Aquatics regulations and accessed via the federation's online registration system.
• Clavados (Diving Competition Program) Sanctioned diving competition program involving acrobatic jumps into water from various heights, regulated by FINA/FECNA standards, with competition events accessible to affiliated clubs and athletes through the federation's online registration.
• I Festival Bogotano de Invierno de Polo Acuático (Water Polo Winter Festival) A pedagogical, technical, and recreational water polo festival for age categories 7-10 and 11-15, organized by Liga de Natación de Bogotá and held November 27-30, 2025 at Complejo Acuático de Bogotá, priced at $550,000 COP per team (each club must provide its own judge).
• Polo Acuático (Water Polo Competition Program) Sanctioned team water sport competition combining swimming, ball handling, and tactical gameplay played in a swimming pool, governed by FECNA and FINA regulations, with affiliated clubs entering the National Open Tournament women's water polo category.
• Aguas Abiertas (Open Water Swimming Competition Program) Sanctioned long-distance swimming competition program held in open water bodies (lakes, rivers, or seas), regulated by FINA and FECNA standards and accessible to affiliated athletes via online registration.
• Natación Máster (Master Swimming Competition Program) Competitive swimming program for adult masters swimmers following World Aquatics Master Swimming regulations, with master-category tournament entry priced at $71,000 COP per athlete.
• Aplicativo de Inscripción (Tournament Registration Application) Digital registration system accessible via the league's website that allows individual athletes and affiliated clubs to sign up for sanctioned tournaments across all six aquatic disciplines.
• Sistema de Rankings y Resultados (Ranking and Results Platform) Web-based public platform providing ranking information, competition history, and record tracking for swimming athletes across various categories, leagues, and events in Bogotá, with FINA points calculation.
• Capacitación Presencial para Jueces de Clavados (Diving Judge Training Course) Three-day in-person training program for diving judges led by a World Aquatics international judge covering official regulations and evaluation criteria, priced at $60,000 COP for active league judges and $80,000 COP for new participants or coaches.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FECNA (Federación Colombiana de Natación)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFECNA is the Colombian Swimming Federation, the national governing body for aquatic sports. The league operates under FECNA's regulations and uses their official competition rules (FECNA regulations) for all tournaments.
• World AquaticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormerly known as FINA, World Aquatics is the international governing body for aquatic sports. The league follows World Aquatics rules and has certified judges trained under their standards.
• Complejo Acuático Simón BolívarcoreOthersPrimary venue for league competitions and training activities. Located at Calle 63 #45-00 in Bogotá.
• CEFE FONTANAR DEL RIOminorOthersVenue hosting the Festival Bogotano de Invierno de Polo Acuático from November 27-30.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• World Aquatics: The international governing body for aquatic sports (formerly FINA). Liga de Natación de Bogotá operates under World Aquatics rules and certified judging standards, making it the apex body in the same regulatory and competitive ecosystem.
• Federación Colombiana de Natación (FECNA): The national governing body for aquatic sports in Colombia, of which Liga de Natación de Bogotá is an affiliated regional league. FECNA sets the competition rules, sanctioning standards, and national team pathways that the Liga operates under.
• USA Swimming: The national governing body for competitive swimming in the United States. It is comparable to Liga de Natación de Bogotá in its function as a federation that sanctions competitions, certifies officials, registers clubs/athletes, and runs national-level events.
• Real Federación Española de Natación (RFEN): Spain's national federation for aquatic sports. Comparable as a country-level federation organizing competitions, certifying judges, and operating development programs across the same aquatic disciplines the Liga supports.

Regional players

• Confederação Brasileira de Desportos Aquáticos (CBDA): Brazil's national federation for aquatic sports. Operates in the same Latin American regional ecosystem and disciplines, providing a regional comparable for how a national/continental aquatic federation structures competitions, courses, and official certification.

Others

• Complejo Acuático Simón Bolívar: The aquatic complex in Bogotá that serves as the Liga's headquarters and primary competition/training venue. It is an infrastructure/ecosystem participant rather than a competitor, but is critical to the league's operational model.

Direct peers

• Liga de Natación del Valle del Cauca: Another regional aquatic sports league in Colombia affiliated with FECNA, organizing competitive swimming, water polo, diving and artistic swimming in Valle del Cauca. Highly comparable because it serves the same regional-league function and competes for Colombian national team spots.
• Liga de Natación de Antioquia: A regional swimming league in Antioquia, Colombia that organizes aquatic sports competitions and affiliates local clubs under FECNA. Operates the same basic model as Liga de Natación de Bogotá — affiliation, tournament registration, and course revenue — but in a different Colombian region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/liganatacionbogota
• Instagraminstagram.com/liganatacionbogota
• Xx.com/NatacionBogota

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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