Africa Aquatics

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

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]

  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.