title: Asia Swimming Federation
text: # Asia Swimming Federation
  
  The Asia Swimming Federation (AASF) oversees international aquatics competitions in Asia, and is affiliated to the Olympic Council of Asia and to FINA. It was founded in 1978 in Bangkok; 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.
  
  ## Members
  
  Asian FINA Members (45) :
  
  | 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
  
  * Swimming: Asian Swimming Championships
  * Aquatics: Asian Age Group Championships
  * Diving: Asian Diving Cup
  * Water Polo: Asian Water Polo Championship, Asian Water Polo Cup, Asian Water Polo Clubs Championships, Asian Junior Water Polo Championship
  * Open Water: Asian Open Water Championships
  * Asian Schools Championships
  