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FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee

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Definition: a FINA committee (acronym: TOWSC) that sets and implements the rules and policies of open water swimming and organizes the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup and the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix; have supported the International Olympic Committee to add marathon swimming to the Olympic schedule.
Also Known As: TOWSC
Examples: The FINA TOWSC set the rules of the competition at the Olympics.

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