Abbreviation | FPS |
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Formation | 1989 |
Type | Sports organization |
Headquarters | Texas, United States of America |
Region served | Americas |
Membership | 28 member associations |
President | Francisco Paradisi |
Vice-president | Sergio Becerra Dent Wilkens (North America) Italo Bonatti (Central America) Esteban Casarinio (South America) Janet Sairsingh (Caribbean) |
Secretary General | Lolly Gillen |
Parent organization | World Squash Federation |
Website | https://www.panamsquash.com/ |
The Panamerican Squash Federation (FPS) was set up in 1989. It is the governing body of squash on the American Continent and shall at all times seek to advance competition in the sport of squash.
It is based in Medellín in Colombia. As of 2011 it has 28 member federations.
No. | Years | Name |
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1 | 1989–1995 | Juan Carlos Barvo |
2 | 1995–1997 | Alfredo Martinez |
3 | 1997–2011 | Sergio Rodriguez |
4 | 2011–2015 | Marco Antonio Rosales |
5 | 2015–2019 | Federico Serna |
6 | 2019– | Francisco Paradisi |
Nation | Federation | President |
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Bermuda | Bermuda Squash Racquets Association | Patrick Foster |
Canada | Squash Canada | Lolly Gillen |
Mexico | Mexico Squash Federation | Federico Serna Altamirano |
United States | U.S. Squash | Kevin Klipstein |
Nation | Federation | President |
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Costa Rica | Asociacion de Jugadores de Squash de Costa Rica | |
El Salvador | Federacion Salvadoreña de Squash | Vladimir Iglesias |
Guatemala | Asociacion Nacional de Squash de Guatemala | Cindy Toscano |
Honduras | Honduras Squash Association | |
Panama | Confederacion Nacional de Squash de Panama | Ricardo Delgado |
Nation | Federation | President |
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Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua & Barbuda Squash Rackets Association | |
Bahamas | Bahamas Squash Association | Adrian Burrows |
Barbados | Barbados Squash Association | Alison Smith-Padmore |
Bolivia | Federation Boliviana de Squash | Alba Gamarra |
British Virgin Islands | The BVI Squash Rackets Association | Mark Chapman |
Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands National Squash Association | Janet Sairsingh |
Dominican Republic | Federacion Dominicana Republica de Squash | Amado Hernandez |
Jamaica | Jamaica Squash Association | Chris Hind |
Saint Lucia | St Lucia Squash Rackets Association | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | St Vincent & The Grenadines Squash Association | James Bentick |
Trinidad and Tobago | The Trinidad & Tobago Squash Association | Diane Julian |
Nation | Federation | President |
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Argentina | Asociación Argentina de Squash Rackets | Juan Pablo Garcia |
Brazil | Brazilian Confederation of squash | Carlos Paiva |
Chile | Squash Federation of Chile | Alvaro Carranza |
Colombia | Colombian Squash Federation | Pablo Serna |
Ecuador | Federacion Ecuatoriana de Squash | Jose Luis Inca |
Guyana | Guyana Squash Association | David Fernandes |
Paraguay | Asociación Paraguaya de squash | Esteban Casarino |
Peru | Federacion Peruana de Squash | Federico Macklenburg |
Venezuela | Federacion Venezolana de Squash | Francisco Paradisi |
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