The CSIT is an international multi-sports organization based on the ideas of the international labor movement: equality and solidarity in sport. It was founded 1913 in Ghent/Belgium and re-established after the 2nd World War in the year 1946.

Today the CSIT organization include 36 national member unions from 32 countries, 3 continental member unions and in total 12-14 million individual memberships. This year The Israeli sport union "HAPOEL" hosts the swimming competition championship in Eilat.