PanAm Aquatics
Swimming association for the Americas
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PanAm Aquatics or PAQ, (formerly Spanish: Unión Americana de Natación, English: Swimming Union of the Americas, popularly known by its acronym UANA or ASUA)[1] is the swimming continental association for the Americas (i.e. it oversees international aquatics competition within North and South America).[2]
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| Sport | Aquatic Sports |
|---|---|
| Membership | 52 federations |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Affiliation | World Aquatics |
| Official website | |
| panamaquatics | |
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.[3] 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:
| Zone | Confederation | Countries | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONSANAT (12) | ||||
| 2 | CCCAN (29) |
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| 3 | USAS (1) |  USA (USA) | |||
| 4 | AFC (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,[4] 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)