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
edit- 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.