Amateur Swimming Union of the Americas
- Amateur Swimming Union of the Americas
The Amateur 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). It is commonly referred to as ASUA in English, or by its Spanish acronym, UANA – Unión Americana de Natación.
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. The bodies that oversees these Zones, and their approximate geographical areas, are:
*Zone 1: CONSANAT--the South American Aquatics Sports 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, by zone:
See also
*Swimming
*FINA
External links
* [http://www.asua-aquatics.org/html/English/indexEn.html ASUA]
* [http://www.consanat.com/ CONSANAT]
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