CANA champs to kick off this weekend
The Confédération Africaine de Natation (CANA) Zone IV swimming champs will kick off in Windhoek this weekend.
The events will take place from Saturday to Wednesday and will feature some of the continent's top aquatics talents.
The 12 Zone IV countries participating are Angola, Botswana, Comoros, eSwatini, Mozambique, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, but the federation has also invited Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania from Zone III, which means a total of 450 athletes will be competing.
The championships will begin with the swimming section on Saturday at the Olympia swimming pool, followed by the open water events at Oanob Dam on Sunday, while the water polo will start on Monday at the Katutura/Western Suburbs swimming pools.
The CANA Zone IV champs began in 2000 and was originally called the Sub-Saharan Competition.
In 2009, the event was renamed the CANA Zone III and IV Invitational Swimming Competition, and in 2013, in accordance with the African Union Sports Council Region V Strategy and Directives, it became the CANA Zone IV Swimming Championships.
The competition is open to athletes aged 11 years and over, and this year it will also double as an official qualification event for the 18th FINA World Championships, which will be held in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to July 2019.
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The events will take place from Saturday to Wednesday and will feature some of the continent's top aquatics talents.
The 12 Zone IV countries participating are Angola, Botswana, Comoros, eSwatini, Mozambique, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, but the federation has also invited Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania from Zone III, which means a total of 450 athletes will be competing.
The championships will begin with the swimming section on Saturday at the Olympia swimming pool, followed by the open water events at Oanob Dam on Sunday, while the water polo will start on Monday at the Katutura/Western Suburbs swimming pools.
The CANA Zone IV champs began in 2000 and was originally called the Sub-Saharan Competition.
In 2009, the event was renamed the CANA Zone III and IV Invitational Swimming Competition, and in 2013, in accordance with the African Union Sports Council Region V Strategy and Directives, it became the CANA Zone IV Swimming Championships.
The competition is open to athletes aged 11 years and over, and this year it will also double as an official qualification event for the 18th FINA World Championships, which will be held in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to July 2019.
Sport Reporter
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