African Swimming Confederation
- African Swimming Confederation
CANA is the African Swimming Confederation: "Confédération Africaine de Natation". It is the Continental Association charged with overseeing swimming for Africa.
CANA was founded in 1970, with 7 members. As of 2008, the Confederation now boast 43 members. [cite web|url=http://www.canaswim.com/news.asp?id=8 |title=Message from the President |accessdate=2008-10-07 Note: The 43 number is what is listed on the CANA website; however, FINA has 45 national federations in Africa.]
Mustapha Larfaoui of Algeria is the current CANA President. He is also the current President of FINA.
Members
Competitions
*African Swimming Championships (annual; next is December 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa)
*African Junior Swimming Championships
*African Zone Swimming Championships (annual; multiple locations)
References
External Links
[http://www.canaswim.com/home.asp CANA website]
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