Activity Reports of National Federations affiliated to UANA
FINA IN AMERICAS
AHO – NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
1,000 square kilometres
200,000 inhabitants
Nederlands Antilliaanse Zwembond
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1953 / 1981
President: Hesley Heerenveen
Membership: not communicated
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH |
2009 |
YOG |
2010 |
WCH |
2010 |
WCH |
2011 |
Total |
|
| M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
||
| Swimming |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
ANT – ANTIGUA
400 square kilometres
90,000 inhabitants
Antigua & Barbuda Amateur Swimming Association
Year of Federation foundation: 1986
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1986
President: Nelleen Rogers Murdoch
General Secretary: Zoe Swatton
Membership: not communicated
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH |
2009 |
YOG |
2010 |
WCH |
2011 |
OG |
2012 |
Totall |
|
| M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
||
| Swimming |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
||||
| Open water |
2 |
1 |
3 |
||||||
| Total |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
ARG – ARGENTINA
2,767,000 square kilometres
40,300,000 inhabitants
Confederación Argentina de Deportes Acuáticos
Year of Federation foundation: 1921
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1924
President: Raul Araya
General Secretary: Fernando Terrilli
Membership: not communicated
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH |
2009 |
YOG |
2010 |
WCH |
2010 |
WCH |
2011 |
OG |
2012 |
WCH |
2012 |
Total |
|
| M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
||
| Swimming |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
36 |
| Synchronised Sw. |
3 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
|||||||||
| Open water |
3 |
1* |
1 |
5 |
|||||||||
| Total |
4 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
7* |
2 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
48 |
*Same athlete competed in both swimming and open water events
Aruba Swimming Federation
Year of Federation foundation: 1969
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1985
President: Marion Kan
General Secretary: Esther Croes
ARU – ARUBA
200 square kilometres
100,000 inhabitants
| Membership |
Men |
Women |
Total |
| Swimming* |
70 |
80 |
150 |
| Synchronised Sw. |
40 |
40 |
|
| Open water |
5 |
5 |
10 |
| Masters |
20 |
20 |
40 |
| Total |
95 |
145 |
240 |
*Numbers provided for Swimming is an estimate of participants in competitions. There are approximately 1500 children
that learn to swim in private clubs and 1,250 through the national school swimming programme (some children can be doing both).
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
WCH 2009 YOG 2010 WCH 2011 OG 2012 WCH 2012 Total
| M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
||
| Swimming |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
|
| Synchronised Sw. |
1 |
1 |
|||||||||
| Total |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
Bahamas Swimming Federation
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1952
President: Algernon Cargill
Membership: not communicated
BAH – BAHAMAS
14,000 square kilometres
300,000 inhabitants
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH 2009 |
YOG 2010 |
WCH 2010 |
WCH 2011 |
OG 2012 |
Total |
|
| M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
||
| Swimming |
1 4 |
1 1 |
1 2 |
1 2 |
0 1 |
14 |
Barbados Amateur Swimming Association
Year of Federation foundation: 1947
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1951
President: Andrew Kirby
General Secretary: Bryan Weeks
BAR – BARBADOS
400 square kilometres
300,000 inhabitants
| Membership |
Men |
Women |
Total |
| Swimming |
150 |
185 |
335 |
| Water polo |
14 |
14 |
|
| Masters |
23 |
12 |
35 |
| Total |
187 |
197 |
384 |
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH 2009 |
YOG 2010 |
WCH 2010 |
WCH 2011 |
OG 2012 |
WCH 2012 |
Total |
| M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
Swimming 5 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 13
Bermuda Amateur Swimming Federation
Year of Federation foundation: 1974
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1974
President: Timothy Petty
BER – BERMUDA
100 square kilometres
70,000 inhabitants
| Membership* |
Men |
Women |
Total |
| Swimming |
128 |
137 |
265 |
| Masters |
45 |
57 |
102 |
| Total |
173 |
194 |
367 |
| *Licences |
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH |
2009 |
WCH |
2011 |
OG |
2012 |
Total |
|
| M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
||
| Swimming |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
Federación Boliviana de Natación
Year of Federation foundation: 1935
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1936
President: Silvia Crespo
General Secretary: John Rutherfurd
BOL – BOLIVIA
1,099,000 square kilometres
9,900,000 inhabitants
| Membership* |
Men |
Women |
Total 0 |
| Swimming |
832 |
1,095 |
1,927 |
| Water Polo |
100 |
24 |
124 |
| Open Water |
150 |
46 |
196 |
| Masters |
186 |
256 |
442 |
| Total |
1,268 |
1,421 |
2,689 |
| *Licences |
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH 2009 |
YOG 2010 |
WCH 2010 |
WCH 2011 |
OG 2012 |
WCH 2012 |
Total |
|
| M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
||
| Swimming |
5 3 |
1 1 |
1 1 |
2 1 |
1 1 |
1 2 |
20 |
Brazilian Swimming Confederation
Year of Federation foundation: 1977
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1978
President: Coaracy Nunes Filho
BRA – BRAZIL
8,512,000 square kilometres
193,700,000 inhabitants
| Membership* |
Men |
Women |
Total 000i |
| Swimming |
93,761 |
58,037 |
151,798 |
| Water polo |
5,604 |
1,170 |
6,774 10 |
| Diving |
552 |
477 |
1,029 10 |
| Synchronised Sw. |
1,879 |
1,879 10 |
|
| Open water |
9,437 |
3,221 |
12,658 0 |
| Masters |
3,719 |
2,342 |
6,061 1i |
| Total |
113,073 |
67,126 |
180,199 |
| *Licences |
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH |
2009 |
YOG |
2010 |
WCH |
2010 |
WCH |
2011 |
OG |
2012 |
WCH |
2012 |
Total |
|
| M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
||
| Swimming |
18 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
18 |
8 |
15 |
6 |
14 |
4 |
12 |
8 |
121 |
| Water polo |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
52 |
||||||||
| Diving |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
|||||
| Synchronised Sw. |
12 |
10 |
2 |
24 |
|||||||||
| Open water |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
|||||||
| Total |
38 |
38 |
5 |
5 |
18 |
8 |
34 |
32 |
16 |
8 |
12 |
8 |
222 |
Aquatic Federation of Canada
Year of Federation foundation: 1963
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1910
President: Lisa Schott
General Secretary: Mario Welsh
CAN – CANADA
9,971,000 square kilometres
33,600,000 inhabitants
| Membership |
Men |
Women |
Total |
| Swimming* |
20,326 |
28,125 |
48,451 |
| Water polo |
6,000 |
5,000 |
11,000 |
| Diving |
1,400 |
2,000 |
3,400 |
| Synchronised Sw. |
12,000 |
12,000 |
|
| Total |
27,726 |
47,125 |
74,851 |
*Open water and Masters numbers are included in the swimming totals.
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH |
2009 |
YOG |
2010 |
WCH |
2010 |
WCH |
2011 |
OG |
2012 |
WCH |
2012 |
Total |
|
| M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
||
| Swimming |
15 |
17 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
14 |
19 |
13 |
18 |
7 |
6 |
133 |
| Water polo |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
52 |
||||||||
| Diving |
4 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
29 |
||||
| Synchronised Sw. |
12 |
12 |
9 |
33 |
|||||||||
| Open water |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
||||||
| Total |
35 |
50 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
36 |
50 |
19 |
32 |
7 |
6 |
261 |
CAY – CAYMAN ISLANDS
300 square kilometres
50,000 inhabitants
Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1987
President: Peter MacKay
Secretary: Pam Abbott
Membership: not communicated
| WCH 2009 |
YOG 2010 |
WCH 2010 |
WCH 2011 |
OG 2012 |
Total |
|
| M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
||
| Swimming |
2 0 |
1 1 |
1 1 |
2 0 |
2 0 |
10 |
CHI – CHILE
757,000 square kilometres
17,000,000 inhabitants
Federación Chilena de Natación
Year of Federation foundation: 1920
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1926
President: Luis Leiva Perez
General Secretary: Miguel Tapia
Membership: not communicated
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH |
2009 |
YOG |
2010 |
WCH |
2010 |
WCH |
2011 |
OG |
2012 |
WCH |
2012 |
Total |
|
| M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
||
| Swimming |
6 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
||
| Diving |
2 |
2 |
|||||||||||
| Open water |
1* |
1 |
2 |
||||||||||
| Total |
6 |
3* |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
21 |
*Same athlete competed in both swimming and open water events
COL – COLOMBIA
1,142,000 square kilometres
45,700,000 inhabitants
Federación Colombiana de Natación
Year of Federation foundation: 1940
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1949
President: Edgar Ivan Ortiz Lizcano
General Secretary: Guillermo Perez Lopez
Membership: not communicated
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH |
2009 |
YOG |
2010 |
WCH |
2010 |
WCH |
2011 |
OG |
2012 |
WCH |
2012 |
Total |
|
| M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
||
| Swimming |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
31 |
| Diving |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
||||||
| Synchronised Sw. |
9 |
9 |
|||||||||||
| Total |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
51 |
CRC – COSTA RICA
51,000 square kilometres
4,600,000 inhabitants
Federación Costarricense de Natación y Afines
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1963
President: Wualter Soto Felix
Membership: not communicated
| WCH |
2009 |
YOG |
2010 |
WCH |
2010 |
WCH |
2011 |
OG |
2012 |
WCH |
2012 |
Total |
|
| M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
||
| Swimming |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
|
| Synchronised Sw. |
2 |
3 |
5 |
||||||||||
| Open water |
1 |
2 |
3 |
||||||||||
| Total |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
23 |
CUB – CUBA
111,000 square kilometres
11,200,000 inhabitants
Federación Cubana de Natación
Year of Federation foundation: 1920
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1928
President: Rodolfo Falcon Cabrera
General Secretary: Tomas Haces German
| Membership |
Men |
Women |
Total |
| Swimming |
4,286 |
2,434 |
6,720 |
| Water polo |
3,967 |
2,589 |
6,556 |
| Diving |
876 |
307 |
1,183 |
| Synchronised Sw. |
1,879 |
1,879 |
|
| Open water |
105 |
57 |
162 |
| Total |
9,234 |
7,266 |
16,500 |
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH |
2009 |
YOG |
2010 |
WCH |
2010 |
WCH |
2011 |
OG |
2012 |
WCH |
2012 |
Total |
|
| M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
||
| Swimming |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
||||||
| Water polo |
13 |
13 |
|||||||||||
| Diving |
5 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
18 |
|||||
| Synchronised Sw. |
4 |
4 |
8 |
||||||||||
| Total |
7 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
19 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
52 |
DMA – DOMINICA
750 square kilometres
72,500 inhabitants
Dominicana Amateur Swimming Association
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1992
Membership: not communicated
DOM – DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
48,000 square kilometres
10,100,000 inhabitants
Federación Dominicana de Natación
Year of Federation foundation: 1974
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1974
President: Rafael Radhames Tavarez
General Secretary: Arturo Ramirez
| Membership |
Men |
Women |
Total |
| Swimming |
461 |
240 |
701 |
| Diving |
30 |
10 |
40 |
| Synchronised Sw. |
30 |
30 |
|
| Open water |
40 |
20 |
60 |
| Masters |
280 |
120 |
400 |
| Total |
811 |
410 |
1231 |
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
WCH 2009 WCH 2010 WCH 2011 OG 2012 WCH 2012 Total
| M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
||
| Swimming |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
16 |
||
| Diving |
1 |
1 |
|||||||||
| Total |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
17 |
ECU – ECUADOR
272,000 square kilometres
13,600,000 inhabitants
Federación Ecuatoriana de Natación
Year of Federation foundation: 1982
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1982
President: Jorge Delgado Panchana
General Secretary: Hector Campoverde
Membership Men Women Total
Swimming 450 350 800
Diving 20 10 30
Open water 30 20 50
Masters 80 50 130
Total 580 430 1,010
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH |
2009 |
YOG |
2010 |
WCH |
2010 |
WCH |
2011 |
OG |
2012 |
WCH |
2012 |
Total |
|
| M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
||
| Swimming |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
17 |
| Open water |
2* |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
|||||||
| Total |
2* |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
24 |
*Same athletes competed in both swimming and open water events
ESA – EL SALVADOR
21,000 square kilometres
6,200,000 inhabitants
Federación Salvadoreña de Natación
Year of Federation foundation: 1950 (swimming), 1958 (water polo), 1998 (synchronised swimming), 2006 (open water) Year of affiliation to FINA: 1950
President: Jose Sanchez Jule
General Secretary: Lidia Jimenez de Acosta
| Membership |
Men |
Women |
Total |
| Swimming |
245 |
215 |
460 |
| Water polo |
80 |
20 |
100 |
| Synchronised Sw. |
30 |
30 |
|
| Open water |
30 |
15 |
45 |
| Total |
355 |
280 |
635 |
| WCH 2009 |
WCH 2010 |
WCH 2011 |
OG 2012 |
WCH 2012 |
Total |
|
| M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
||
| Swimming |
2 2 |
1 1 |
2 1 |
1 1 |
1 2 |
14 |
GRN – GRENADA
350 square kilometres
90,000 inhabitants
Grenada Amateur Swimming Association
Year of Federation foundation: 1992
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1992
President: Jane Noel
Membership: not communicated
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH |
2009 |
YOG |
2010 |
WCH |
2011 |
OG 2012 |
WCH 2012 |
Total |
|
| M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M W |
M W |
||
| Swimming |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 0 |
2 1 |
12 |
GUA – GUATEMALA
109,000 square kilometres
14,000,000 inhabitants
Federacion Guatemalteca de Natación, Clavados, Polo Acuático y Nado Sincronizado
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1949
President : Aura Violeta Echevarría Quieza
General Secretary: Carlos Garcia Manzo Mendez
Membership: not communicated
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH |
2009 |
YOG |
2010 |
WCH |
2010 |
WCH |
2011 |
OG |
2012 |
WCH |
2012 |
Total |
|
| M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
||
| Swimming |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
|
| Open water |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
||||||||
| Total |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
18 |
GUY – GUYANA
215,000 square kilometres
800,000 inhabitants
Guyana Amateur Swimming Association
Year of Federation foundation: 1973
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1993
President: Alex Graham
General Secretary: Omodelle Dee George
Membership: not communicated
| WCH 2009 |
YOG 2010 |
WCH 2010 |
WCH 2011 |
OG 2012 |
WCH 2012 |
Total |
|
| M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
||
| Swimming |
3 1 |
1 0 |
1 1 |
1 2 |
1 1 |
2 1 |
15 |
HON – HONDURAS
112,000 square kilometres
7,500,000 inhabitants
Federación Hondureña de Natación
President: Hiram Juarez
Membership: not communicated
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH 2009 |
YOG 2010 |
WCH 2010 |
WCH 2011 |
OG 2012 |
WCH 2012 |
Total |
|
| M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
||
| Swimming |
5 4 |
1 1 |
1 1 |
2 2 |
1 1 |
1 2 |
22 |
ISV – VIRGIN ISLANDS
400 square kilometres
110,000 inhabitants
Virgin Islands Swimming Federation
Year of Federation foundation: April 1981
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1973
President: Brent Mays
Membership* Men Women Total
Swimming 75 60 135
Masters 10 10 20
Total 85 70 155
*Licences
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH 2009 |
YOG 2010 |
WCH 2011 |
OG 2012 |
Total |
| M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
Swimming 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 6
IVB – BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
200 square kilometres
20,000 inhabitants
British Virgin Islands Swimming Federation
Year of affiliation to FINA: 2008
President: Verne Wheatley
General Secretaries: Gloria George and Tracy Bradshaw
Membership: not communicated
JAM – JAMAICA
11,000 square kilometres
2,700,000 inhabitants
Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1936
President: Martin E. Lyn
General Secretary: Paul Campbell
| Membership |
Men |
Women |
Total |
| Swimming |
226 |
250 |
476 |
| Water polo |
24 |
15 |
39 |
| Synchronised Sw. |
45 |
45 |
|
| Total |
250 |
310 |
560 |
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH 2009 |
YOG 2010 |
WCH 2010 |
WCH 2011 |
OG 2012 |
WCH 2012 |
Total |
|
| M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
||
| Swimming |
2 2 |
1 1 |
0 2 |
1 1 |
0 1 |
1 1 |
13 |
LCA – ST. LUCIA
600 square kilometres
160,000 inhabitants
St. Lucia Amateur Swimming Association
Year of Federation foundation: 1988
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1989
General Secretary: Joyce Huxley
Membership* Men Women Total
Swimming 144 146 290
*Members of one of the seven clubs affiliated to the Federation. There is a schools “Learn to Swim” programme run in coordination with the Government. There is also an open water swimming programme with two or three open water events each year. Club members train regularly in the sea as well as in the pool.
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH 2009 |
YOG 2010 |
WCH 2010 |
WCH 2011 |
OG 2012 |
WCH 2012 |
Total |
|
| M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
||
| Swimming |
3 2 |
1 1 |
2 1 |
1 2 |
0 1 |
3 0 |
17 |
MEX – MEXICO
1,973,000 square kilometres
109,600,000 inhabitants
Federación Mexicana de Natación
Year of Federation foundation: 1959
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1960
President: Kiril Minchev Todorov
General Secretary: Jose Hernandez Abascal
Membership Men Women Total
Swimming 2,678 3,468 6,146
Water polo 314 122 436
Diving 68 75 273
Synchronised Sw. 396 396
Open water 49 55 104
Masters 105 182 287
Total 3,214 4,298 7,512
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH |
2009 |
YOG |
2010 |
WCH |
2010 |
WCH |
2011 |
OG |
2012 |
WCH |
2012 |
Total |
|
| M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
||
| Swimming |
9 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
40 |
|
| Diving |
7 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
35 |
||||
| Synchronised Sw. |
12 |
10 |
2 |
24 |
|||||||||
| Open water |
5* |
5* |
2 |
3 |
1 |
16 |
|||||||
| Total |
19* |
25* |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
23 |
14 |
7 |
14 |
3 |
1 |
112 |
*2 male and 1 female athletes competed in both swimming and open water events
Federación de Natación de Nicaragua
Year of Federation foundation: 1961
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1962
President : Juan Santiago Estrada Garcia
General Secretary: Jose Miguel Ascencio Reyes
Membership: not communicated
NCA – NICARAGUA
130,000 square kilometres
5,700,000 inhabitants
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH 2009 |
YOG 2010 |
WCH 2010 |
WCH 2011 |
OG 2012 |
WCH 2012 |
Total |
|
| M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
||
| Swimming |
3 1 |
1 1 |
1 1 |
1 2 |
1 1 |
1 2 |
16 |
Panama Swimming Federation
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1950
President: Carlos Castillo Madrid
General Secretary: Blanca A. de Zuniga
Membership: not communicated
PAN – PANAMA
77,000 square kilometres
3,500,000 inhabitants
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH 2009 |
WCH 2010 |
WCH 2011 |
OG 2012 |
WCH 2012 |
Total |
| M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
Swimming 4 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 14
PAR – PARAGUAY
407,000 square kilometres
6,300,000 inhabitants
Federación Paraguaya de Natación
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1954
President: Juan Carlos Orihueia Garcete
General Secretary: Jacinto Alfredo Yaluk Bogado
Membership: not communicated
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH 2009 |
YOG 2010 |
WCH 2010 |
WCH 2011 |
OG 2012 |
WCH 2012 |
Total |
|
| M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
||
| Swimming |
3 1 |
0 1 |
1 0 |
2 1 |
1 1 |
5 1 |
17 |
Federación Deportiva Peruana de Natación
Year of Federation foundation: 1926
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1928
President: Andres Bel Mejia
General Secretary: Jacqueline D. Anampa
Membership: not communicated
PER – PERU
1,285,000 square kilometres
29,200,000 inhabitants
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH |
2009 |
YOG 2010 |
WCH |
2010 |
WCH |
2011 |
OG |
2012 |
WCH |
2012 |
Total |
|
| M |
W |
M W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
||
| Swimming |
5 |
2 |
1 2 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
35 |
Federación Puertorriqueña de Natación
Year of Federation foundation: 1957
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1958
President: Jose de Jesus
General Secretary: Felix Calderon
PUR – PUERTO RICO
9,000 square kilometres
4,000,000 inhabitants
| Membership |
Men |
Women |
Total |
| Swimming |
655 |
524 |
1,179 |
| Water polo |
200 |
40 |
240 |
| Diving |
10 |
10 |
20 |
| Synchronised Sw. |
30 |
30 |
|
| Open water |
20 |
10 |
30 |
| Masters |
100 |
90 |
190 |
| Total |
985 |
704 |
1,689 |
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH 2009 |
YOG 2010 |
WCH 2011 |
OG 2012 |
WCH 2012 |
Total |
|
| M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
||
| Swimming |
3 3 |
1 1 |
2 1 |
1 1 |
2 0 |
15 |
St. Kitts & Nevis Swimming Federation
Year of affiliation to FINA: 2009
President: Winston Crooke
SKN – ST. KITTS & NEVIS
260 square kilometres
39,600 inhabitants
| Membership |
Men |
Women |
Total |
| Swimming |
10 |
30 |
40 |
| Open water |
5 |
10 |
15 |
| Total |
15 |
40 |
55 |
Surinaamse Zwem Bond
Year of Federation foundation: 1953
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1972
SUR – SURINAME
164,000 square kilometres
500,000 inhabitants
President: Guno Van der Jagt
Membership: not communicated
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH |
2009 |
YOG 2010 |
WCH |
2011 |
OG |
2012 |
Total |
|
| M |
W |
M W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
||
| Swimming |
2 |
2 |
0 2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
TCN – TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
500 square kilometres
45,000 inhabitants
Turks & Caicos Islands National Swimming Association
Year of Federation foundation: 1996
Year of affiliation to FINA: 2001
President: Ben Stubenberg
General Secretary: Dorn Fulford
| Membership* |
Men |
Women |
Total |
| Swimming |
4 |
2 |
6 |
| *Licences |
TRI – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
5,000 square kilometres
1,300,000 inhabitants
Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago
Year of Federation foundation: 1949
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1951
President: Lindsay Gillette
Secretary General: Wendell Lai Hing
Membership: not communicated
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH 2009 |
YOG 2010 |
WCH 2010 |
WCH 2011 |
OG 2012 |
WCH 2012 |
Total |
| M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
Swimming 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 20
Federación Uruguaya de Natación
Year of Federation foundation: 1918
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1920
President: Isabel Barreto
General Secretary: Ricardo Levrero
URU – URUGUAY
176,000 square kilometres
3,400,000 inhabitants
Membership Men Women Total
Swimming 1,500 1,400 2,900
Water polo 120 25 145
Synchronised Sw. 65 65
Open water 150 120 270
Masters 250 150 400
Total 2,000 1,760 3,760
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH 2009 |
YOG 2010 |
WCH 2010 |
WCH 2011 |
OG 2012 |
WCH 2012 |
Total |
|
| M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
M W |
||
| Swimming |
4 0 |
1 1 |
2 0 |
2 1 |
1 1 |
3 1 |
17 |
USA – UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
9,373,000 square kilometres
314,700,000 inhabitants
US Aquatic Sports
Year of Federation foundation: 1909 / 1980
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1909 / 1980
President: Jim Wood
General Secretary: Laurette I. Longmire
| Membership* |
Men |
Women |
Total |
| Swimming |
141,075 |
190,114 |
331,189 |
| Water polo |
23,359 |
12,433 |
35,792 |
| Diving |
2,577 |
3,638 |
6,215 |
| Synchronised Sw. |
25 |
5,475 |
5,500 |
| Masters |
31,317 |
27,332 |
58,649 |
| Total |
198,353 |
238,992 |
437,345 |
*Swimming numbers include both year-round and seasonal athletes, and open water swimmers.
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH |
2009 |
YOG |
2010 |
WCH |
2010 |
WCH |
2011 |
OG |
2012 |
WCH |
2012 |
Total |
|
| M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
||
| Swimming |
18 |
19 |
4 |
4 |
20 |
18 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
23 |
19 |
215 |
| Water polo |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
78 |
||||||
| Diving |
7 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
40 |
||||
| Synchronised Sw. |
10 |
10 |
2 |
22 |
|||||||||
| Open water |
4 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
17 |
||||||
| Total |
42 |
51 |
5 |
5 |
20 |
18 |
43 |
58 |
42 |
46 |
23 |
19 |
372 |
VEN – VENEZUELA
912,000 square kilometres
28,600,000 inhabitants
Federación Venezolana de Deportes Acuáticos
Year of Federation foundation: 1950
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1955
President: Lourdes de Goncalves
Membership: not communicated
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
| WCH |
2009 |
YOG |
2010 |
WCH |
2010 |
WCH |
2011 |
OG |
2012 |
Total |
|
| M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
||
| Swimming |
7 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
50 |
| Diving |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
|||
| Synchronised Sw. |
3 |
3 |
6 |
||||||||
| Open water |
2 |
2* |
4 |
2* |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Total 12 14* 3 3 7 6 12 9* 9 4 79
*2 female athletes competed in both swimming and open water events
VIN – ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
390 square kilometres
118,400 inhabitants
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Amateur Swimming Association
Year of affiliation to FINA: 1998
President: Stephen L. Joachim
General Secretary: Garcia Cato
| Membership |
Men |
Women |
Total |
| Swimming |
30 |
40 |
70 |
Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games
WCH 2011 OG 2012 WCH 2012 Total
| M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
||
| Swimming |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
8 |
