LAUSANNE (Switzerland) The 4th FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships 2022 have been officially awarded to Beau Vallon, Seychelles. The premiere global open water swimming event for athletes aged 14-19 will take place from 1-4 September 2022 on the course used during the 2018 and 2019 FINA Marathon Swim World Series events in Seychelles. “It is my great pleasure to confirm Seychelles as the setting for the upcoming FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships. We... Read More
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7 February 2022; BUDAPEST (Hungary) – The Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and FINA President Husain Al-Musallam today announced an agreement for Hungary's capital city to hold a FINA World Championships from 18 June – 3 July 2022. The agreemen... Read More
The African Olympic and Sports Movement strongly backs the international effort to fight climate change, co-championed by the UN and the IOC. This is what came out of an international videoconference organised Monday by ANOCA and in which some 150 representatives of African NOCs and renowned environment and sustainable development experts participated. While opening deliberations, ANOCA President, Mustapha Berraf, noted that this is proof of a deep awareness among various continental sport stakeholders as to the fundamental role of sport in ... Read More
14th CANA African Swimming & Open Water Championship Results Juniors: https://canaswim.com/uploads/admin/pages/cana-african-junior-champs21-results.pdf Seniors: https://canaswim.com/uploads/admin/pages/cana-african-senior-champs21-results.pdf Open Water: https://canaswim.com/sub-events/14th-cana-african-junior-senior-open-water-championships Read More
CANA ZONE IV hosted a strategic Water Polo planning workshop to grow the water polo discipline in the region. 10 countries enthusiastically participated in the workshop. Mr Gabor Karpati from FINA shared some of the Water Polo development initiatives that FINA will be undertaking to assist member federations with their wate polo programmes. The Zone agreed to initiate the FINA Swim and Play Ball programme within the Zone and will host and annual competition for the 13 and under age group for both girls and boys. FINA will assist with the tra... Read More