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 America
Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...
n region. It is a member organization of
UANA and affiliated to
FINA
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Virgin Islands
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Competitions
CCCAN oversees the following competitions:
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Central American and Caribbean Swimming Championships The CCCAN Championships are a biennial aquatics championship for countries in Central America and the Caribbean. The name of the event comes from the event's organizers: the Central American & Caribbean Swimming Confederation, whose abbreviated name ...
(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.
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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 ...
(CISCs), in even years. This will be held at the end of June 2016 in
Nassau, Bahamas.
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CAMEX
CAMEX is an age-group aquatics championships featuring teams from Central America and Mexico. It is held biennially in even years and is organized by CCCAN.
The most recent edition of the event was held in Panama City
Panama City ( es, Ciu ...
, 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
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2016 Meets - CAMEX Swimming & Open Water
page, from the CCCAN website. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
References
External links
CCCAN website
* https://web.archive.org/web/20120514165847/http://www.chrishuxley.com/SLASA_web_site/events/2011/CCCAN/index.html
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