PanAm Aquatics

PanAm Aquatics or PAQ, (formerly , , popularly known by its acronym UANA or ASUA) is the swimming continental association for the Americas (i.e. it oversees international aquatics competition within North and South America).

ASUA was founded during the 1948 Olympics in London, United Kingdom.

Organization

ASUA is divided into 4 Zones, each with its own body which organizes competitions. 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:

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

Competitions

• Pan American Aquatics Championships
• Artistic Swimming: Pan American Artistic Swimming Championships
• Water Polo: Pan American Water Polo Championships
• Swimming: UANA Swimming Cup (defunct)

See also

• World Aquatics

References

External links

• UANA
• CONSANAT