UANA news–April 2008

UANA News–April 2008
April 25, 2008

ARGENTINA (ARG)
Apr.17–After a prolonged time off, the website for the Argentine Aquatic Sports Confederation, Confederacion Argentina de Desportes Acuaticos (CADDA), is back online.

Apr.14–CADDA has announced a 12-swimmer team for the 2008 Copa Latina, April 24-28 in San Marino. Team members are: Walter Dar&ío Arciprete, Julia Arino, Cecilia Andrea Bertoncello, Elizabeth Biagioli Cecilia, Mar&ía Gisel Bondino, Eliana Cassini, Federico Grabich, Andr&és Jos&é Gonzalez, Ivan Maciuniak, Sof&ía Osaba, Esteban Paz and Freddy Renzo Zschach. Coaches: Gustavo Langone and Marcelo Mosquera.

Apr.19–The CADDA Executive Committee met on April 19 in Buenos Aires. At the meeting, the dates of the 2008 Argentina Masters Nationals was set (June 13-16 in San Luis).

ARUBA (ARU)
Apr.1–The French Antilles (Guadeloupe, Martinique, et al) and French Guiana were the overall winners of the 2008 CARIFTA Swimming Championships, held in Savaneta, Aruba, March 27-31. Final team standings at the 2008 edition Caribbean age-group meet were:
1. French Antilles & French Guiana–1,107 points
2. Trinidad & Tobago–801
3. Bahamas–721
4. Jamaica–578
5. Netherlands Antilles–465
6. Barbados–352
7. Aruba–350
8. Suriname–211
9. Bermuda–171.5
10. Cayman Islands–135
11. U.S. Virgin Islands–56.5
12. Saint Lucia–42
13.Guyana–34
14. Grenada–20
Full results from the meet are available online here or in a pdf.

BARBADOS (BAR)
Apr.17–The meet summons for the 2008 Aquatics Centre International meet, May 30-June 1 in Bridgetown has been posted online here. The meet is an Olympic qualifying event.

BRAZIL (BRA)
Apr.17–After coordinating with the Secretary of Health for the State of Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian Aquatic Sports Confederation, Confedera

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