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
FINA (french: Fédération internationale de natation, en, International Swimming Federation, link=yes) (to be renamed as World Aquatics by ) is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administer ...
's Aquatics disciplines: swimming, open water, diving, water polo, and synchronized swimming.
Participating Countries
The CISCs predominantly features teams from the
Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean ...
, but traditionally also includes
Guyana
Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...
and
Suriname
Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the nor ...
, members of
CONSANAT--South America's Swimming Confederation.
Twenty (21) countries have been invited to the 2016 Championships:
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Residents of the French islands of
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label= Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands— Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and ...
and
Martinique
Martinique ( , ; gcf, label= Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in ...
have also been invited to compete, despite the fact that they technically fall under the jurisdiction of the
French Swimming Federation
The French Swimming Federation (french: Fédération française de natation, FFN) is the French water sports association, founded in February 1919, grouping the sports swimming clubs, open water swimming, synchronized swimming, diving and French w ...
and therefore are considered part of Europe (but geographically are in the Caribbean). Likewise, swimmers from
Bonaire
Bonaire (; , ; pap, Boneiru, , almost pronounced ) is a Dutch island in the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Its capital is the port of Kralendijk, on the west ( leeward) coast of the island. Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao form the ABC ...
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Saba Saba may refer to:
Places
* Saba (island), an island of the Netherlands located in the Caribbean Sea
* Şaba (Romanian for Shabo), a town of the Odesa Oblast, Ukraine
* Sabá, a municipality in the department of Colón, Honduras
* Saba (river), ...
and
St. Eustatius (part of the Netherlands), and
Saint Martin are also invited.
Championships
retrieved 2016-06-16.
CISC Championships records
All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise. All times are swum in a long-course (50m) pool.
Boys (11-12)
Girls (11-12)
Mixed relay (11-12)
Boys (13-14)
Girls (13-14)
Mixed relay (13-14)
Boys (15-17)
Girls (15-17)
Mixed relay (15-17)
Boys (18 & over)
Girls (18 & over)
Mixed relay (18 & Over)
References
External links
CISC records
{{Records in swimming
International swimming competitions
Swimming in the Americas
Swimming in the Caribbean
International sports competitions in the Caribbean
Swimming competitions in the Americas