| Sport | Aquatic Sports |
|---|---|
| Membership | 52 federations |
| Founded | 1927; 98 years ago (1927) |
| Affiliation | World Aquatics |
| Official website | |
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PanAm Aquatics orPAQ, (formerlySpanish:Unión Americana de Natación,English:Swimming Union of the Americas, popularly known by its acronymUANA orASUA)[1] is the swimming continental association for the Americas (i.e. it oversees international aquatics competition withinNorth andSouth America).[2]
ASUA was founded during the 1948 Olympics inLondon,United Kingdom.
ASUA is divided into 4 Zones, each with its own body which organizes competitions.[3] The bodies that oversees these Zones, are:
Member countries (with FINA abbreviations), by zone:
| Zone | Confederation | Countries | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONSANAT (12) | ||||
| 2 | CCCAN (29) | ||||
| 3 | USAS (1) | | |||
| 4 | AFC (1) | |
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.