The new long-term plan is set to address the challenges facing Europe including war in Ukraine and the energy crisis that the Portuguese official says is resulting in the closure of some swimming pools.

Silva has been in charge of the continental body since February when Italian Paulo Barelli's 10-year reign came to end after the entire Bureau was dismissed at an Extraordinary Congress.

Under Silva's leadership, the LEN implemented an action plan for its first 100 days covering the pillars of integrity, making the sport accessible for all, aquatic disciplines learning and working together, and sustainability.

Silva said the organisation had also been boosted by more staff and was now looking to formulate a plan that would cover the Los Angeles 2028 and Brisbane 2032 Olympic cycles.

"We have changed a lot," Silva told insidethegames.

"When we arrived, the LEN had five people working in the office.

"Now we have almost 20 people.

"We changed the executive director and the sports director.

"We also have a new marketing team, sponsorship team and media team.

"I think we are doing excellent work and showing that continental associations can be run with a huge level of professionalism and can be coordinated with the global strategy of World Aquatics.

"The proposal is to prepare a strategic plan for the next eight years and present it at the beginning of 2024 in order to have at least two Olympic cycles with 2028 and 2032.

"There will be a global overview with the new concerns in Europe, such as the problem of war and the energy crisis which is rising the costs of maintaining pools, some are closing.

"We need to see how to integrate all these concerns in a strategic plan that can be based on pillars, like good governance, integrity, cooperation, social responsibility, the aquatic disciplines and, of course, one universal pillar which is the sustainability of aquatics."

Silva welcomed the decision made at last week’s World Aquatics Extraordinary General Congress to change its name from the International Swimming Federation (FINA).

A new slogan "A world united by water for health, life and sport" was also unveiled by the global governing body for swimming, artistic swimming, open water swimming, diving, high diving and water polo.

Silva said European Aquatics was "pretty much aligned" with World Aquatics but urged the other continental bodies to do the same.

"I think it’s an excellent move from FINA because it's not only about swimming like before it's about integrating all the aquatic disciplines and all the continents in the future strategy," said Silva.

"It's about dealing with not only sports but the quality of life with health and drowning prevention through education and there is a global concept that drives the organisation of the future on sustainability and aquatics development all over the world.

"We have to push not only the continental associations but also the National Federations to align with FINA.

"Europe has already done it as we're now European Aquatics and there are some kind of changes that we need to do because of the changes in the constitution and bylaws of FINA.

"Pan America has done it as well, but we need to push Oceania, Africa and Asia and then try to align with these strategies, with a global view for National Federations.

"I think it’s good to have a global strategy in order to put aquatics in a place that it deserves in sport, which is just after football."