﻿{"id":377502,"date":"2019-06-28T15:01:47","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T22:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=377502"},"modified":"2019-06-28T15:01:47","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T22:01:47","slug":"central-america-and-caribbean-swimming-nations-elect-new-leadership-place-members-on-fina-bureau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/central-america-and-caribbean-swimming-nations-elect-new-leadership-place-members-on-fina-bureau\/","title":{"rendered":"Central America and Caribbean Swimming Nations Elect New Leadership; Place Members on FINA Bureau"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\">The Central American and Caribbean Swimming Federation (CCCAN) held their elections on Friday and took their turn leading the Union Americana de Natacion (UANA).<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><strong>Maureen Croes<\/strong> is the UANA President Elect. She will be conformed on Aug. 5 and take office on Aug. 12 for a four-year term and preside over the 2023 Pan American Games. Croes defeated <strong>Stephen Joachim<\/strong>, President of St Vincent &amp; the Grenadines by vote of 40-10.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_377527\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-377527\" data-attachment-id=\"377527\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/central-america-and-caribbean-swimming-nations-elect-new-leadership-place-members-on-fina-bureau\/cccan-meeting-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cccan-meeting-1-e1561755549975.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cccan-meeting-1\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;cccan-meeting-1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: CCCAN&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cccan-meeting-1-700x500.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cccan-meeting-1-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-377527\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cccan-meeting-1-e1561755549975.jpeg\" alt=\"Caribbean Swimming\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-377527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Central American and Caribbean Swimming<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"western\">Union Americana de Natacion (UANA) is one of five continental regions representing aquatics sports within <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fina.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FINA<\/a>.\u00a0 On an international level, FINA represents all aquatic sports under the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The other four continental regions are LEN (Europe), Oceania (Australia and South Pacific countries), Asia, and Africa. Collectively, they each represent one of the five rings of the Olympic flag.\u00a0\u00a0Within each region, are federations that represent each country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Within Union Americana de Natacion, there are four regions, including the CONSANAT (South America), Aquatics Canada Aquatiques, United States Aquatic Sports (USAS) and CCCAN, which also held elections on Friday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_377533\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-377533\" data-attachment-id=\"377533\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/central-america-and-caribbean-swimming-nations-elect-new-leadership-place-members-on-fina-bureau\/president-felix-calderon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/President-Felix-Calderon-e1561756648971.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"President-Felix Calderon\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;President-Felix Calderon&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Felix Calderon PUR re elected CCCAN President Courtesy: CCCAN&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/President-Felix-Calderon-700x500.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/President-Felix-Calderon-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-377533\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/President-Felix-Calderon-e1561756648971.jpeg\" alt=\"President-Felix Calderon Caribbean Swimming\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-377533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Felix Calderon PUR re elected CCCAN President Courtesy: CCCAN<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>The Winners<\/h3>\n<p class=\"western\">CCCAN President <strong>Felix Calderon<\/strong>, the incumbent, defeated challenger <strong>Lindsay Gillette<\/strong>, the current Trinidad &amp; Tobago president 29-21 votes. <strong>Errol Clarke<\/strong> was re-elected FINA Bureau member to represent CCCAN for 2017-2021 defeating challenger<strong> Juan Santiago Estrada<\/strong>, the President of Nicaragua, 31-19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><strong>Algernon Cargill<\/strong> was elected to the FINA World at Large position to represent CCCAN defeating <strong>Juan Santiago Estrada<\/strong> 26-24.\u00a0 <strong>Cinthia M.<\/strong> Torres-Sanes of the United States Virgin Islands was elected CCCAN secretary and <strong>Sonia O&#8217;Neal<\/strong> of Barbados was elected CCCAN treasurer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><strong>Jaime Peterkin<\/strong> of St. Lucia was elected English speaking islands vice president, while <strong>Imaday Nunez Gonzalez<\/strong> was elected Spanish speaking islands vice president.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_377529\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-377529\" data-attachment-id=\"377529\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/central-america-and-caribbean-swimming-nations-elect-new-leadership-place-members-on-fina-bureau\/radhames-maureen-croes-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Radhames-Maureen-Croes-1-e1561755568283.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Radhames-Maureen Croes -1\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Radhames-Maureen Croes -1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: CCCAN&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Radhames-Maureen-Croes-1-700x500.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Radhames-Maureen-Croes-1-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-377529\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Radhames-Maureen-Croes-1-e1561755568283.jpeg\" alt=\"Caribbean Swimming\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-377529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radhames Taverez and Mauricio Acosta Photo Courtesy: CCCAN<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"western\"><strong>Mauricio Acosta<\/strong> was elected Central America vice president. <strong>Radhames Tavarez<\/strong> of the Dominican Republic was elected UANA executive committee member, defeating <strong>Martin Lyn<\/strong> of Jamaica.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_377507\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-377507\" data-attachment-id=\"377507\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/central-america-and-caribbean-swimming-nations-elect-new-leadership-place-members-on-fina-bureau\/cccan-executive-committee-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cccan-executive-committee-1-e1561750934944.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1100,825\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1561731243&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016393442622951&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cccan-executive committee\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;cccan-executive committee 1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Executive Committee Left to right&lt;br \/&gt;\nMauricio ESA, imaday CUB, Sonia BAR, Felix PUR, Michele USVI,Jamie St Lucia Photo Courtesy: CCCAN&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cccan-executive-committee-1-700x500.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cccan-executive-committee-1-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-377507\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cccan-executive-committee-1-e1561750934944.jpeg\" alt=\"cccan-executive committee 1\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-377507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Executive Committee Left to right<br \/>Mauricio ESA, imaday CUB, Sonia BAR, Felix PUR, Michele USVI,Jamie St Lucia Photo Courtesy: CCCAN<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Overall Results of Central America and Caribbean Swimming Election:<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">President of CCCAN &#8211; incumbent CCCAN President Felix Calder\u00f3n &#8211; Puerto Rico re-elected (29\/50 votes) defeating Lindsay Gillette of Trinidad (21\/50)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Secretary of CCCAN &#8211; Cinthia M. Torres-Sanes of USVI<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Treasurer of CCCAN &#8211; Sonia O\u2019Neal of Barbados\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">English Speaking Islands Vice President of CCCAN &#8211; Jaime Peterkin of St Lucia\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">CCCAN Spanish Speaking Islands Vice President &#8211; Cuba. Imaday Nunez Gonzalez<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">CCCAN Central America Vice President &#8211; Mauricio Acosta\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">UANA President &#8211; Maureen Croes of Aruba (40 votes of 50) winning against Stephen Joachim of St Vincent and the Grenadines (10 votes of 50)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">UANA Executive Committee Member &#8211; Radhames Tavarez Of the DR (35 of 50) winning against Martin Lyn of Jamaica (15 of 50)\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">FINA Bureau -incumbent FINA Bureau member Errol Clarke of Barbados (31 votes of 50) winning against Juan Santiago Estrada of Nicaragua (19\/50)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">FINA World At Large &#8211; incumbent FINA Bureau member Algernon Cargill of Bahamas (26 votes) against Juan santiago Estrada of Nicaragua (24 votes)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check out more world swimming news <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/category\/world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Central American and Caribbean Swimming Federation (CCCAN) held their elections on Friday and took their turn leading the Union Americana de Natacion (UANA). Maureen Croes is the UANA President<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3915,"featured_media":377506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[92843,92750,92756,92754,92752,184,92758,92757,92755,92753,92751,92759,92760,59387],"class_list":["post-377502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-world","tag-caribbean-swimming","tag-cccam","tag-cinthia-m-torres-sanes","tag-errol-clarke","tag-felix-calderon","tag-fina","tag-imaday-nunez-gonzalez","tag-jaime-peterkin","tag-juan-santiago-estrada","tag-lindsay-gillette","tag-maureen-croes","tag-mauricio-acosta","tag-radhames-tavarez","tag-uana"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Central America and Caribbean Swimming Nations Elect New Leadership; 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