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).
Organization
ASUA is divided into 4 Zones, each with its own body which organizes competitions.[2] The bodies that oversees these Zones, 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:
| Zone | Confederation | Countries | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONSANAT (12) | ||||
| 2 | CCCAN (29) |
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| 3 | USAS (1) |  | |||
| 4 | AFC (1) |  |
Note: 
See also
References
- ↑ About page from the ASUA website (uana-aquatics.org); retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ Governance page of the ASUA website; retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ↑ CCCAN member page from the CCCAN website; retrieved 2016-06-16.
External links
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