Thailand Aquatics Association (ไทย: สมาคมกีฬาทางน้ำแห่งประเทศไทย; สนท) Acronym "TAA" Is a National sport government body for Aquatic sports in Thailand include: Swimming, High diving, Artistic swimming, Water polo, Open water swimming and Masters swimming. Establish on 24 June 1959, and registered with Royal Thai Police under the name of "Thailand Amuture Swimming Association" and have Vice admiral Sawat Phuthianan as First President of the association. And then affiliated with the World Aquatics (known as FINA: Fédération internationale de natation" during that time) in 1961.
In 2005, "Thailand Amuture Swimming Association" change the name to "Thailand Swimming Association: TASA" (ไทย: สมาคมว่ายน้ำแห่งประเทศไทย; สวท) and became recognize sport government body under the certification of Sports Authority of Thailand and National Olympic Committee of Thailand and current President of Thailand Swimming association is Gen. Prawit Wongsuwon.
Thailand Swimming Association have a duty to supervise athletes training, competition venue, organizing national competition, and organizing an athletes team for Swimming, High diving and Artistic swimming. Both in 50m pool (Long Course) and 25m Pool (Short Course) which is popular in the International-Level i.e. SEA Games, Asian Games, World cup and Olympic Games and for junior level i.e. Sea Age Group, Asian Age Group and Asian Swimming Championships.
In 2015, Thailand Swimming Association: TASA (ไทย: สมาคมว่ายน้ำแห่งประเทศไทย; สวท) has undergo minor change to Thailand Swimming Association: TSA (ไทย: สมาคมกีฬา ว่ายน้ำแห่งประเทศไทย; ส.ว.ท) and more sport has been added from originally 3 sports to Swimming, High diving, Artistic swimming, Water polo, Masters swimming and Open water swimming
In 2024, Thailand Swimming Association has undergo another change to "Thailand Aquatics Association: TAA" (ไทย: สมาคมทางน้ำแห่งประเทศไทย; สนท) for modernize and be consistent with World Aquatics, and to compliance with Sport Authority of Thailand Act B.E. 2563 \
Championships Thailand Aquatics Association organises championships every year in each of the sporting disciplines.
Swimming Long course YearDatesVenueNotes20171–5 AprilThammasat University Aquatics Centre, Pathum ThaniWorld Championships Trials20187–11 AprilAssumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut PrakanWorld Championships Trials20195-10 AprilAssumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut PrakanWorld Championships Trials202011-13 October (Group 3,4) 23 - 25 October (Group Open, 1, 2) Assumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut PrakanWorld Championships Trials20218 - 14 August Assumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut PrakanWorld Championships Trials20225 - 10 AprilAssumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut PrakanWorld Championships Trials20236 - 11 AprilAssumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut PrakanWorld Championships Trials20246 - 11 AprilAssumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut PrakanWorld Championships Trials
Short course YearDatesVenueNotes20161–3 OctoberAssumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut PrakanWorld Championships Trials201925 - 27 OctoberAssumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut PrakanWorld Championships Trials202221 - 23 OctoberAssumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut PrakanWorld Championships Trials202321 - 24 DecemberAssumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut PrakanWorld Championships Trials202419 - 22 SeptemberAssumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut PrakanWorld Championships Trials
Master swimming YearDatesVenue201711 MarchHuamark Aquatics Centre, Bangkok
Open water swimming YearDatesVenueNotes20178 AprilSattahip, ChonburiSoutheast Asian Games Trials
Diving YearDatesVenue20174–5 AprilThammasat University Aquatics Centre, Pathum Thani
Water Polo YearDatesVenueNotes202110 - 12 DecemberChulabhorn Walailak Swimming Pool, Kasetsart University20227 - 14 NovemberAssumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut Prakan2022 Asian Water Polo Championship202311 - 13 AugustCMU Swimming Pool, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai202413 - 21 JuneSAT Swimming Pool, Sport Authority of ThailandPhase 1 (13 - 16 June) Phase 2 (19 - 21 June)
Sponsors The following are the sponsors of Thailand Aquatics Association: National Sport Development Fund Sport Authority of Thailand Grand Sport CH. Karnchang Public Company Limited PTT GC PTT Group Bangchak Corporation ThaiOil Mitr Phol Group Arena
See also List of Thai records in swimming
External links Thailand Aquatics Association