Swimming_Union_of_the_Americas

Swimming Union of the Americas

Swimming Union of the Americas

Swimming association for 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, are:

Member countries (with FINA abbreviations), by zone:

More information Zone, Confederation ...

Note:  Belize (BZE) is also a member of ASUA; however, as of June 2016 it is not (yet) listed as a CCCAN member,[3] the regional confederation they geographically belong to.

Competitions

See also

References

  1. [1]
    About page from the ASUA website (uana-aquatics.org); retrieved 2014-06-19.
  2. [2]
    Governance page of the ASUA website; retrieved 2016-06-16.
  3. [3]
    CCCAN member page from the CCCAN website; retrieved 2016-06-16.
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