Pernille Blume is a three-time Olympian for Denmark and achieved the highlight of her swimming career by winning gold in the 50m freestyle at the Rio 2016 Olympics. She is also a double Olympic bronze medallist and three-time World Champion. In her professional life, Blume works in the health and wellness field and is the creator of the online wellness platform Align by Blume.
Sporting experience is highly valued at World Aquatics, where Blume’s expertise adds to a Bureau that includes 18 national-level aquatics athletes, 14 of whom competed at the Olympic Games and collectively won 8 Olympic golds and 23 World Championship titles. The organization is dedicated to ensuring an inclusive and balanced community where both men and women have equal opportunities in the sport’s decision-making processes.
World Aquatics recently welcomed nine women to join the World Aquatics Bureau, bringing the total number of women to 15 out of 39 members, achieving a gender balance of 39 percent. President Husain Al-Musallam stated that this proportion will be the minimum for future Bureau compositions, with the ultimate goal being a 50-50 split between genders.
The Bureau is comprised of the World Aquatics President and 39 Bureau Members, including Continental Representatives, World-at-Large representatives, and the Athletes’ Committee Chairperson. The current term of office for a Bureau Member is four years, renewable twice, with the next Bureau to be voted on at a World Aquatics Congress in 2025.
