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 (43)[3]
Afghanistan	Bangladesh	Brunei	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

Note:  Israel is affiliated to the European Swimming League, LEN.

Competitions

• Aquatics: AASF Asian Age Group Championships*
• Swimming: Asian Swimming Championships
• Diving: Asian Diving Cup
• Water Polo: Asian Water Polo Cup, Asian Water Polo Clubs Championships, Asian Water Polo Championship, Asian Junior Water Polo Championship
• Open Water: Asian Open Water Championships (the fourth edition was held in 2010),
• in swimming, Diving, Waterpolo and Synchronised Swimming

References

1. "AASF".
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.