Underwater Society of America
| Abbreviation | USOA |
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| Predecessor | AAU National Competitive Skindivers Committee |
| Type | NGO |
| Legal status | A Maryland Not-For-Profit Corporation |
| Purpose | Peak body for underwater sports & recreational diving |
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Region served
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United States of America |
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President
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Carol Rose |
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Vice President
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Ray Tucker |
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General Secretary
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Michael Gower |
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Main organ
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Executive Committee |
| Affiliations |
CMAS DEMA DAN USOC |
| Website | http://www.underwater-society.org/ |
The Underwater Society of America (USOA) is the peak body for underwater sport and recreational diving in the United States of America.
The USOA is a membership based organisation consisting of individuals, clubs and regional councils. Its day-to-day operations are controlled by an executive committee which reports to a board of governors and the delegates of the member councils and clubs.
The USOA was established by a number of regional organisations in 1959 after the founding of Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) initially to organise spearfishing teams for international competition. Prior to its creation, national competition in spearfishing (or skindiving as it was and is still known) and scuba diving was organised by the National Competitive Skindivers Committee of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). The National Competitive Skindivers Committee has previously established in 1954 as an initiative of both the AAU and the International Underwater Spearfishing Association (IUSA) and was the body representing the United States at the foundation of CMAS.
The USOA is a member of the following organisations - CMAS with affiliation to the sport, technical and scientific committees, the CMAS American Zone, the Divers Alert Network (DAN), the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).
USOA supports competition at all levels within the United States for the following underwater sports: competition scuba, finswimming, freediving, spearfishing, underwater hockey, underwater photography and underwater rugby. Competition is available at international level for all sports except for competition scuba.
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