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
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Central America
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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:
*The
Central American and Caribbean Swimming Championships (known as "CCCAN"s), held in odd years. The most recent Swimming competition was in June 2015 in
Bridgetown, Barbados
Bridgetown (UN/LOCODE: BB BGI) is the capital and largest city of Barbados. Formerly The Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael. Bridgetown is sometimes locally referred to as "The C ...
. CCCAN competitions in Water Polo and Synchronized Swimming are scheduled for June and July 2016.
*The
Caribbean Island Swimming Championships (CISCs), in even years. This will be held at the end of June 2016 in
Nassau, Bahamas
Nassau ( ) is the capital and largest city of The Bahamas. It is on the island of New Providence, which had a population of 246,329 in 2010, or just over 70% of the entire population of The Bahamas. As of April 2023, the preliminary results of ...
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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, also known ...
, 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
Panama City, also known as Panama, is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has a total population of 1,086,990, with over 2,100,000 in its metropolitan area. The city is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province ...
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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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