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Caribbean Island Swimming Championships
The Caribbean Islands Swimming Championships (CISCs) is a biennial aquatics championships held in even years. They are organized by CCCAN and feature age-group competition for teams from Caribbean island nations. They have been held since 1976, and feature competition in 5 of FINA's Aquatics disciplines: swimming, open water, diving, water polo, and synchronized swimming. Participating Countries The CISCs predominantly features teams from the Caribbean, but traditionally also includes Guyana and Suriname, members of CONSANAT--South America's Swimming Confederation. Twenty (21) countries have been invited to the 2016 Championships: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Residents of the French islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique have also been invited to compete, despite the fact that they technically fall under the jurisdiction of the French Swimming Federation and therefore are considered part of Europe (but geographically are in the Caribbean). Likewise, swimmers from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CCCAN
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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Virgin Islands Competitions CCCAN 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. CCCAN competitions in Water Polo and Synchronized Swimming are scheduled for June and July 2016. *The Caribbean Island Swimming Championships (CISCs), in even years. This will be held at the end of June 2016 in Nassau, Bahamas. *CAMEX, an age-group championship featuring Central American and Mexico, held in even years. This was most re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Mayagüez (, ) is a city and the eighth-largest municipality in Puerto Rico. It was founded as Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez, and is also known as ''La Sultana del Oeste'' (The Sultaness of the West), ''Ciudad de las Aguas Puras'' (City of Pure Waters), or ''Ciudad del Mangó'' (Mango City). On April 6, 1894, the Spanish Crown granted it the formal title of ''Excelente Ciudad de Mayagüez'' (''Excellent City'' of Mayagüez). Mayagüez is located in the center of the western coast on the island of Puerto Rico. It has a population of 73,077 in the city proper, and it is a principal city of the Mayagüez Metropolitan Statistical Area (pop. 88,731) and the Mayagüez–San Germán–Cabo Rojo Combined Statistical Area (pop. 213,831). History The Mayagüez Metro Area (and part of Añasco) lies today on two former Taíno Cacicazgos (chiefdoms): Yaguex and Yagüeca, a region noted for its record of colonial resistance (i.e., Urayoán and Legend of Diego Salcedo). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Caribbean Islands Swimming Championships
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