Croatian Water Sports organizations

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• Croatian Swimming Federation (Hrvatski plivački savez)
• Croatian Long Distance Swimming Federation (Hrvatski savez daljinskog plivanja)
• Croatian Artistic Swimming Federation (Hrvatskog saveza umjetničkog plivanja)
• Croatian Diving Federation (Hrvatski ronilački savez)
• Croatian Water Polo Federation (Hrvatski waterpolski savez)

See also:

• Croatia

Croatian Swimming Federation

image by Tomislav Šipek, 25 July 2020

The flag of Croatian Swimming Federation (photo) is blue with the federation's emblem.

      images by Tomislav Šipek, 25 July 2020

Flag as prescribed in 2015, as used, and table flag, respectively

A different flag (photo) was prescribed in the Federation's Statutes (text) adopted in 2015.

The Federation has a flag and a emblem.
The emblem of the Federation is composed of the stylized letters "HPS", letter "H" is red and letters "PS" are blue.
The flag of the Federation is rectangular in shape, white with the emblem of the Federation in the middle.

Yet a different flag was prescribed in the Federation's Statutes (text) adopted in 2007 and 2008.

The Federation has a flag and a emblem.
The emblem of the Federation symbolizes a swimming pool in which is located a stylized swimmer in the water. At the top of the pool is written abbreviated the name of the Federation ("hps") in small letters. On the left and to the right of the top of the pool are red squares, so that the whole sign symbolizes the Republic of Croatia.
The flag of the Federation is rectangular in shape, white in color with the embelm of the Federation in the middle.

Croatian Long Distance Swimming Federation

image by Tomislav Šipek, 26 July 2020

The flag of the Croatian Long Distance Swimming Federation (photo) is prescribed in its Statutes as follows.

The Federation has a flag and an emblem.
The emblem of the Federation is composed of three stylized long-distance swimmers on the water surface, and above the swimmerd is the abbreviation of the Federation "HSDP", while the sky is in the background.
Colors of emblem: swimmers and the first wave are white with the swimmers bordered in blue, the second and fourth wave are blue with a blue border, the third and fifth waves are white, the abbreviation "HSDP" is red, and in the background of the swimmer and of the acronym "HSDP" is a blue sky that overflows from lighter to darker.
The flag of the Federation is blue with the centered emblem of the Federation.

images by Tomislav Šipek, 11 June 2026

The Federation has since changed its headquarters. It was moved from Stari Grad to Zadar, and since the headquarters is written in the logo, this should have been reflected in the flag, because the statute has not been changed in that segment. So far, no new flag has been seen.

https://hsdp.hr/
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Tomislav Šipek, 11 June 2026

images by Tomislav Šipek, 11 June 2026

A white flag is apparently used by boats escorting swimmers.

Tomislav Šipek, 11 June 2026

Croatian Artistic Swimming Federation

  images by Tomislav Šipek, 11 June 2026 (Croatian and English variants)

The Croatian Artistic Swimming Federation was previously known as the Croatian Synchronized Swimming Federation. The change occurred in 2023 following global trends. This led to the adoption of a new flag both through statute and in nature.

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https://croatiasynchro.hr/wp-content/uploads/2024

Article 9.
(1) The Association has a symbol and a flag.
(2) The emblem of the Association is a stylized silhouette of a duo in the figure of flamingos with heads turned to the right, of which the front is blue and the back is red, separated by a white space, which symbolizes the colors of the Croatian flag.
(3) The flag of the Association is white, in the upper left corner there are red squares that fade
outwards, diagonally in the lower right corner there are blue squares that fade outwards. In the upper right corner there is a red rectangle, while diagonally in the lower left corner there is a blue square. In the middle of the flag there is a braid. Inside the braid in a concentric circle there is the name of the association in Croatian, and in the middle of the braid there is the emblem of the Association. The ratio of the sides of the flag is 2:1. For international competitions, the Association may use the same flag, but the name of the association is in English.

Tomislav Šipek, 11 June 2026

Croatian Synchronized Swimming Federation (previous name)

image by Tomislav Šipek, 31 August 2020

The flag of the Croatian Synchronized Swimming Federation is prescribed in the Federation's Statutes as follows.

The Federation has a flag and an emblem.
The emblem of the Federation is a stylized silhouette of a duo in a figure of flamingo heads turned to the right, of which the front is blue and the back is red, separated by a white space, which symbolizes the colors of the Croatian flag.
The flag of the Federation is white with the emblem of the Federation in the middle.
The description of the flag and emblem of the Federation, as well as their use and protection, are regulated by a Decision adopted by the Assembly of the Federation.

Croatian Diving Federation

   images by Tomislav Šipek, 5 June 2026, 1 September 2020

The flag of the Croatian Diving Federation is blue (photo), or white (photo), with the federation's emblem and name.

The flag is prescribed in the federation's Statutes as follows.

HRS (CDF) has a emblem and a flag.
The emblem consists of a stylized seahorse seen from the left flank, and above it are letters "HRS", and the full name of the Croatian Diving Association (Hrvatski ronilački savez) is placed as needed. The seahorse and letters "HRS" above are a trademark of the Federation.
The flag is rectangular in shape, in proportions length width 2:1, blue with the HRS symbol in gold, blue or white in the middle.

Croatian Water Polo Federation

Flag as prescribed in the Statutes

   images by Tomislav Šipek, 4 July 2020

The flag of the Croatian Water Polo Federation is prescribed in its Statutes as follows.

The Federation has an emblem and a flag.
The emblem of the Federation is square in shape, framed by a blue line. Inside the frame, "WP" is written in blue in the center. On the letters "WP" a yellow water polo ball and below, letters "CRO", red. Below letters "WP", "Hrvatski vaterpolski savez" is written in red letters in the first line and "Croatian Water Polo Federation" in blue letters in the second line.
The flag of the Federation is white, measuring 2 x 1 meter, with the emblem of the Federation printed in the middle of the flag.

Tomislav Šipek, 4 July 2020

Flag as used

image by Tomislav Šipek, 5 June 2026

I found a photo of the flag itself which only confirmed my suspicion, when I was drawing it for the first time, that the blue frame around the logo was not used.
Tomislav Šipek, 5 June 2026