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

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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