The Pan American Water Polo Championships, formerly the UANA Water Polo Cup (ASUA Water Polo Cup), is an international water polo tournament for national water polo teams from North and South America, organized by Swimming Union of the Americas (UANA or ASUA). [1] It is the continental qualification for the World Aquatics Championships, as well as the men's and women's FINA Water Polo World Cup. [2] : 16
Year | Host | Champion | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | Qualification for | Ref |
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2009 | Calgary, Canada | Cancelled due to only two teams (Brazil and Canada) entered | 2009 World Aquatics Championships | [4] | |||
2011 | São Paulo, Brazil | Cuba | Brazil | Argentina | 2011 World Aquatics Championships | [5] | |
2013 | Calgary, Canada | Canada | Brazil | Venezuela | Argentina | 2013 World Aquatics Championships | [6] : 3 |
2013 | Costa Mesa, California, United States | United States | Canada | 2014 FINA Women's World Cup | [6] : 3–4 | ||
2015 | Toronto, Canada | Canada | Brazil | 2015 World Aquatics Championships | [6] : 4 | ||
2017 | Not scheduled | 2017 World Aquatics Championships | [2] : 11–12 | ||||
2018 | Not scheduled | 2018 FINA Women's World Cup | [2] : 14–15 | ||||
2019 | São Paulo, Brazil | Canada | Cuba | Brazil | 2019 World Aquatics Championships | [2] : 18–19 | |
2021 | Cancelled | 2022 World Aquatics Championships | |||||
2023 | Bauru, Brazil | Canada | Brazil | Argentina | Peru | 2023 World Aquatics Championships |
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