Asia Swimming Federation

The Asia Swimming Federation (AASF)[1] overseas international aquatics competition in Asia, and is affiliated to the Olympic Council of Asia[2] and to FINA.

The AASF was founded in 1978 in Bangkok;[1] and currently has its administrative headquarters in Muscat, Oman.

As of August 2009, the AASF President is Sheikh Khalid Mohammed Al Badr Al Sabah of Kuwait.[2]

Members

Asian FINA Members (45)[3]
 Afghanistan Bangladesh Brunei Bhutan Cambodia China
 Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan
 Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon
 Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar   Nepal
 North Korea Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar
 Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Syria Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)
 Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam
 Yemen Bahrain Timor-Leste  

Competitions

Year Championship Host City Dates
20011Hong Kong, China24–26 August
20022Zhuhai, ChinaAugust
20033Macau, China24–30 August
20054Bangkok, Thailand19–25 August
20075Jakarta, Indonesia5–11 August
20096Narashino, Japan11–13 August
20117Palembang, Indonesia1–13 October
20158Bangkok, Thailand1–7 October
20179Tashkent, Uzbekistan9–16 September
  • Diving: Asian Diving Cup
Year Championship Host City Dates
1
2
3
20114
20135
20156Malaysia
20177Macau15 - 18 June
Year Championship Host City Dates
1
2
20093Hong Kong, China
20104Oman
20125Hong Kong, China
20136Kazakhstan
20177Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia19–21 May
  • Asian Schools Championships
Year Championship Host City Dates
20011Singapore, Singapore
20062Hong Kong, China25 July – 1 August
20083Shah Alam, MalaysiaJuly
20134Macau, China2–5 November
20165Palembang, Indonesia21–28 May

References

  1. 1 2 "AASF".
  2. 1 2 A listing of the sport federations aligned to the Olympic Council of Asia can be found on the OCA's website here
  3. ↑ FINA's listing of National Federations. Retrieved 2008-10-18.

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