Swimming Union of the Americas
The Swimming Union of the Americas is the swimming continental association for the Americas (i.e. it oversees international aquatics competition within North and South America).[1] It is commonly referred to as ASUA in English, or by its Spanish and French acronym, UANA – Unión Americana de Natación (Spanish) or Union américaine de natation (French).
ASUA was founded during the 1948 Olympics in London, UK.
Organization
ASUA is divided into 4 Zones, each with its own body which organizes competitions.[2] The bodies that oversees these Zones, and their approximate geographical areas, are:
- Zone 1: CONSANAT—the South American Swimming Confederation (Confederación Sudamericana de Natación).
- Zone 2: CCCAN—the Central American and Caribbean Swimming Confederation (Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Natación).
- Zone 3: United States Aquatic Sports (USAS)
- Zone 4: Aquatic Federation of Canada
Member countries (with FINA abbreviations), by zone:
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| 1 | CONSANAT (12) |
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| 2 | CCCAN (27) |
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| 3 | USAS (1) |  USA (USA) |
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| 4 | AFC (1) |  Canada (CAN) |
Note: 
Haiti (HAI) and 
Curacao would also be members of ASUA; however, as of September 2014 it is not (yet) listed as a CCCAN member,[3] the regional confederation they would geographically belong to. (Curaçao's predecessor, Netherlands Antilles is still listed.)
See also
References
- ↑ About page from the ASUA website (uana-aquatics.org); retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ Federation page of the ASUA website; retrieved 2011-11-04.
- ↑ CCCAN main page from the CCCAN website; retrieved 2014-09-26.
External links
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