CCCAN (pronounced C-C-Can) is the Central American and Caribbean Swimming Federation (in Spanish: la Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Natación). It is the body that organizes and overseas aquatic sports competitions in the Caribbean and Central American region. It is a member organization of UANA and affiliated to FINA.
Members
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Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Costa Rica
Cuba
Curaçao
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Puerto Rico
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands
Competitions
editCCCAN oversees the following competitions:
- The Central American and Caribbean Swimming Championships (known as "CCCAN"s), held in odd years. The most recent Swimming competition was in June 2015 in Bridgetown, Barbados.[1] CCCAN competitions in Water Polo and Synchronized Swimming are scheduled for June and July 2016.[2][3]
- The Caribbean Island Swimming Championships (CISCs), in even years. This will be held at the end of June 2016 in Nassau, Bahamas.[4]
- CAMEX, an age-group championship featuring Central American and Mexico, held in even years. This was most recently held in June 2016 in Panama City, Panama.[5]
References
edit- ^ Competitions: CCCAN page from the CCCAN website; retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ CCCAN 2016 Water Polo June 21 - 27 in GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ CCCAN 2016 Synchronized Swimming/Nado Sincronizado; retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ CISCs 2016 Summons, published by CCCAN; retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ 2016 Meets - CAMEX Swimming & Open Water page, from the CCCAN website. Retrieved 2016-06-16.