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Oceania Aquatics
Oceania Aquatics, formerly known as Oceania Swimming Association, is the continental governing body recognised by World Aquatics, for the national governing bodies of swimming (sport), swimming, open water swimming, Diving (sport), diving, water polo, synchronised swimming and masters swimming in Oceania. The body was established in January 1991 during the 1991 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Western Australia, Perth, Australia. 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 Aquatics Championships, 2009 World Championships in Rome, Italy. The OSA also tracks and maintains the Oceanian records in swimming, 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): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquatic Sports
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Fiji Swimming
Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about 110 are permanently inhabited—and more than 500 islets, amounting to a total land area of about . The most outlying island group is Ono-i-Lau. About 87% of the total population live on the two major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. About three-quarters of Fijians live on Viti Levu's coasts, either in the capital city of Suva, or in smaller urban centres such as Nadi (where tourism is the major local industry) or Lautoka (where the sugar-cane industry is dominant). The interior of Viti Levu is sparsely inhabited because of its terrain. The majority of Fiji's islands were formed by volcanic activity starting around 150 million years ago. Some geothermal activity still occurs today on the islands of Vanua Levu and Taveuni. The geoth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
