Africa Aquatics (formerly French: Confédération Africaine de Natation, English: African Swimming Confederation, popularly known by its acronym CANA),[1] is the continental association charged with overseeing swimming for Africa. CANA was founded in 1970, with 7 members. By 2008 it had 43 members.[2]

Africa Aquatics
SportAquatic Sports
Membership43 federations
Founded1970; 54 years ago (1970)
AffiliationWorld Aquatics
HeadquartersJohannesburg
LocationSouth Africa
PresidentSam Ramsamy
ChairpersonDoreen Tiborcz
SecretaryMohamed Diop
Official website
africaaquatics.org

Members

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CANA is geographically divided into four (4) Zones, each of which hosts its own Age Group Championships. The Zones are as follows:

Zone Members
1   Algeria   Egypt   Libya   Morocco   Tunisia
2   Cameroon   Congo   Ivory Coast   DR Congo   Gambia
  Ghana   Guinea   Mali   Niger
  Nigeria   Senegal   Togo
3   Burundi   Ethiopia   Kenya   Rwanda
  Sudan   Tanzania   Uganda
4   Angola   Botswana   Comoros   Lesotho   Madagascar
  Malawi   Mauritius   Mozambique   Namibia   Seychelles
  South Africa   Eswatini   Zambia   Zimbabwe

Other African FINA members:

Competitions

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References

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  1. ^ "CANA rebrands to Africa Aquatics". africaaquatics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  2. ^ "Message from the President". Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-10-07. Note: The 43 number is what is listed on the CANA website; however, FINA has 45 national federations in Africa.
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