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  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      

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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