African Swimming Confederation (CANA) is the African Swimming Confederation: ''Confédération Africaine de Natation''. It is the Continental Association charged with overseeing swimming for
Africa
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. CANA was founded in 1970, with 7 members. By 2008 it had 43 members.
The 2020 Africa Zone VI swimming championship was set to be held in February 2020, but was postponed to April 2020 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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Members
CANA is geographically divided into four (4) Zones, each of which hosts its own Age Group Championships. The Zones are as follows:
Other African FINA members:
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Competitions
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African Swimming Championships
African Swimming Championships are the African championships in the sport of Swimming. It is organised by the African Swimming Confederation (CANA) and held biennially.
The most recent edition of the Championships was held in August 2022 in Tun ...
*African Junior Swimming Championships
*African Zone Swimming Championships (annual; multiple locations)
References
External links
CANA website
{{Sports governing bodies in Africa
National members of FINA
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Sports organizations established in 1970