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, 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:

ZoneConfederationCountries
1CONSANAT
(12)
2CCCAN
(29)
3USAS (1)  USA (USA)
4AFC (1)  Canada (CAN)

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
  • Artistic Swimming: Pan American Artistic Swimming Championships
  • Swimming: UANA Swimming Cup
  • Water Polo: UANA Water Polo Cup

See also

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