The Oceania Swimming Association is the continental governing body recognised by

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, for the national governing bodies of

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, diving,

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and masters swimming in

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. The body was established in January 1991 during the

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. At the OSA Congress held in June 2008, Dennis Miller of Fiji was elected President of the organization. The body will next meet during the 2009 World Championships in Rome, Italy. The OSA also tracks and maintains the Oceania Records.

Member Federations

There are currently 14 member federations of the Oceania Swimming Association (listed here with their FINA abbreviation following their country name):Member Federations
list on the Oceania Swimming Federation's website. * (ASA) – American Samoa Swimming Association * (AUS) –

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* (COK) – Cook Islands Aquatics Federation * (FIJ) – Fiji Swimming * (FSM) – Federated States of Micronesia Swimming Association * (GUM) –

Guam Swimming Federation Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic ce ...

* (MIL) – Marshall Islands Swimming Federation * (NMA) – Northern Mariana Islands Swimming Federation * (NZL) –

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* (PLW) –

Palau Swimming Association Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific. The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the C ...

* (PNG) –

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* (SAM) –

Samoa Swimming Federation Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono an ...

* (SOL) –

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* (TAH) –

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Note: (TGA) and (VAN) should also be OSA members, based on geographic location; however, as of June 2016, they are not listed member on the OSA's member roster. In July 2009, an OSA President report cited the Vanuatu's non-member status is due to its new member status with

(i.e. the OSA may not have met yet since Vanuatu became a FINA member).(OSA) President's report (on the) OSA Congress July 2009 Rome
from the Oceania Swimming Association's website; posted 2009-07-29, retrieved 2009-08-05. As Tonga became a member in January 2010, it is presumed too recently approved for inclusion.

Competitions

The main competitions that the Oceania Swimming Association runs: *

Oceania Swimming Championships The Oceania Swimming Championships are currently held every 2 years, in even years. They are organized by the Oceania Swimming Association, and feature teams representing countries and islands from that region.2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

), which includes Open Water Swimming and Synchronized Swimming * Oceania Masters Championships

References

External links

Official website
{{OSA associations Swimming organizations Swim Swimming in Oceania Sports organizations established in 1991 1991 establishments in Oceania