Pan American Aquatics Championships
The Pan American Aquatics Championships (also PanAm Aquatics Championships) are the official continental championships for aquatic sports for the Americas (comprising North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean). It is organized by PanAm Aquatics, the governing body of aquatics in the Americas, formerly the Swimming Union of the Americas (UANA or ASUA).[1][2]
The inaugural edition took place from May 13 to 25, 2025, in Medellín, Colombia.[3][4][5] It consisted of five major disciplines: diving, waterpolo, swimming, open water swimming, and artistic swimming.[6] For the first four disciplines, athletes were 22 years or under, while the latter included senior athletes.[1]
The championship serves as a qualifying event for the World Aquatics Championships, the Junior Pan American Games, the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships and the World Aquatics U20 Water Polo Championships.[1][7]
Editions
| Year | Event | Location | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 Pan American Aquatics Championships | Medellín, Colombia | [3][5] |
Participating nations
As of the 2025 edition, the following delegations participate:[6]
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- British Virgin Islands
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Sint Maarten
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United States
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 51 | 47 | 25 | 123 |
| 2 | Colombia | 46 | 18 | 20 | 84 |
| 3 | Peru | 21 | 16 | 16 | 53 |
| 4 | United States | 10 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| 5 | Ecuador | 9 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| 6 | Canada | 9 | 8 | 10 | 27 |
| 7 | Guatemala | 8 | 15 | 9 | 32 |
| 8 | Argentina | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| 9 | Venezuela | 7 | 17 | 11 | 35 |
| 10 | Puerto Rico | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 12 | Chile | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 13 | Guyana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Honduras | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| 15 | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Brazil | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 |
| 18 | Cuba | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 19 | Aruba | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 20 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 21 | El Salvador | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Jamaica | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 23 | Curaçao | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Haiti | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 26 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (26 entries) | 206 | 194 | 187 | 587 | |
See also
References
- ^ a b c Cavanna, Joaquín (May 8, 2025). "Panamericano de Deportes Acuáticos 2025: previa, fechas y cómo ver en vivo". Olympics (in Spanish). Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ Baxley, Will (January 16, 2025). "Medellín Announced As Host of Inaugural PanAm Aquatics Championship". Swim Swam. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ a b Baquero Echavarría, Gustavo (April 18, 2025). "Por primera vez, Medellín será sede del campeonato de natación más importante de América". Teleantioquia (in Spanish). Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ Miranda Rojas, Santiago (May 16, 2025). "La primera edición del PanAm Aquatics Championship llegó a Medellín". Vavel (in Spanish). Retrieved May 31, 2025.
- ^ a b Morales, Erick (April 28, 2025). "MEDELLÍN RECIBIRÁ EL PRIMER CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE DEPORTES ACUÁTICOS". El Popular (in Spanish). Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ a b "THE PANAM AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS BEGINS!!!". Panam Sports. May 12, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
- ^ "HOW TO QUALIFY FOR AQUATICS AT ASU2025". Panam Sports. February 5, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.