Oceania Aquatics
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| Sport | Aquatic Sports |
|---|---|
| Membership | 15 federations |
| Affiliation | World Aquatics |
| President | Matthew Dunn[1] |
| Official website | |
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Oceania Aquatics,[2] formerly known as Oceania Swimming Association,[3] is the continental governing body recognised by World Aquatics, for the national governing bodies of swimming, open water swimming, 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, Australia. At the OSA Congress held in June 2008, Dennis Miller of Fiji was elected President of the organization.[4] 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):[5]
- File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa (ASA) – American Samoa Swimming Association
- File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (AUS) – Swimming Australia
- File:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands (COK) – Cook Islands Aquatics Federation
- File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji (FIJ) – Fiji Swimming
- File:Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) – Federated States of Micronesia Swimming Association
- File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam (GUM) – Guam Swimming Federation
- File:Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands (MIL) – Marshall Islands Swimming Federation
- File:Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands (NMA) – Northern Mariana Islands Swimming Federation
- File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (NZL) – Swimming New Zealand
- File:Flag of Palau.svg Palau (PLW) – Palau Swimming Association
- File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea (PNG) – Papua New Guinea Swimming
- File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa (SAM) – Samoa Swimming Federation
- File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands (SOL) – Solomon Islands Swimming Federation
- File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti (TAH) – Federation Tahitienne de Natation
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Note: File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga (TGA) and File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu (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.[5] In July 2009, an OSA President report cited the Vanuatu's non-member status is due to its new member status with FINA (i.e. the OSA may not have met yet since Vanuatu became a FINA member).[6] 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 (biannual, last held in 2018), which includes Open Water Swimming and Synchronized Swimming
- Oceania Masters Championships
References
- ↑ "Directors". Oceania Aquatics. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ↑ "Continental Organisations". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ↑ "Constitution of Oceania Swimming Association" (PDF). Oceania Aquatics. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ↑ OSA Officer elections were held at the June 2008 Congress and are reported in the minutes from that meeting, available online here.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Member Federations list on the Oceania Swimming Federation's website.
- ↑ (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.
