Oceania Aquatics
Competitive swimming organization in Oceania
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Oceania Aquatics,[2] formerly known as Oceania Swimming Association,[3] is the continental governing body recognised by World Aquatics, for the national governing bodies of swimming, open water swimming, diving, water polo, synchronised swimming and masters swimming in Oceania.
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| Sport | Aquatic Sports |
|---|---|
| Membership | 15 federations |
| Affiliation | World Aquatics |
| President | Matthew Dunn[1] |
| Official website | |
| oceaniaaquatics | |
The body was established in January 1991 during the 1991 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia. At the OSA Congress held in June 2008, Dennis Miller of Fiji was elected President of the organization.[4] The body will next meet during the 2009 World Championships in Rome, Italy.
The OSA also tracks and maintains the Oceania Records.
Member federations
There are currently 15 member federations of Oceania Aquatics (listed here with their World Aquatics abbreviation following their country name):[5]
American Samoa (ASA) – American Samoa Swimming Association
Australia (AUS) – Swimming Australia
Cook Islands (COK) – Cook Islands Aquatics Federation
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) – Federated States of Micronesia Swimming Association
Fiji (FIJ) – Fiji Swimming
Guam (GUM) – Guam Swimming Federation
Marshall Islands (MIL) – Marshall Islands Swimming Federation
New Zealand (NZL) – Swimming New Zealand
Northern Mariana Islands (NMA) – Northern Mariana Islands Swimming Federation
Palau (PLW) – Palau Swimming Association
Papua New Guinea (PNG) – Papua New Guinea Swimming
Samoa (SAM) – Samoa Swimming Federation
Solomon Islands (SOL) – Solomon Islands Swimming Federation
Tonga (TGA) – Tonga Swimming Association
Vanuatu (VAN) – Vanuatu Aquatics Federation
Competitions
The main competitions that the Oceania Swimming Association runs:
- Oceania Swimming Championships (biannual, last held in 2018), which includes Open Water Swimming and Synchronized Swimming
- Oceania Masters Championships