# Thailand Swimming Association

Thailand Aquatics Association (ไทย: สมาคมกีฬาทางน้ำแห่งประเทศไทย; สนท) Acronym "TAA" Is a National sport government body for Aquatic sports in Thailand include: Swimming, High diving, Artistics 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 Artistics 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, Artistics 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

| Year | Dates | Venue | Notes |
| 2017 | 1–5 April | Thammasat University Aquatics Centre, Pathum Thani | World Championships Trials |
| 2018 | 7–11 April | Assumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut Prakan | World Championships Trials |
| 2019 | 5-10 April | Assumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut Prakan | World Championships Trials |
| 2020 | 11-13 October (Group 3,4) 23 - 25 October (Group Open, 1, 2) | Assumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut Prakan | World Championships Trials |
| 2021 | 8 - 14 August | Assumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut Prakan | World Championships Trials |
| 2022 | 5 - 10 April | Assumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut Prakan | World Championships Trials |
| 2023 | 6 - 11 April | Assumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut Prakan | World Championships Trials |
| 2024 | 6 - 11 April | Assumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut Prakan | World Championships Trials |

#### Short course

| Year | Dates | Venue | Notes |
| 2016 | 1–3 October | Assumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut Prakan | World Championships Trials |
| 2019 | 25 - 27 October | Assumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut Prakan | World Championships Trials |
| 2022 | 21 - 23 October | Assumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut Prakan | World Championships Trials |
| 2023 | 21 - 24 December | Assumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut Prakan | World Championships Trials |
| 2024 | 19 - 22 September | Assumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut Prakan | World Championships Trials |

### Master swimming

| Year | Dates | Venue |
| 2017 | 11 March | Huamark Aquatics Centre, Bangkok |

### Open water swimming

| Year | Dates | Venue | Notes |
| 2017 | 8 April | Sattahip, Chonburi | Southeast Asian Games Trials |

### Diving

| Year | Dates | Venue |
| 2017 | 4–5 April | Thammasat University Aquatics Centre, Pathum Thani |

### Water Polo

| Year | Dates | Venue | Notes |
| 2021 | 10 - 12 December | Chulabhorn Walailak Swimming Pool, Kasetsart University | |
| 2022 | 7 - 14 November | Assumption University Aquatics Centre, Samut Prakan | 2022 Asian Water Polo Championship |
| 2023 | 11 - 13 August | CMU Swimming Pool, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai | |
| 2024 | 13 - 21 June | SAT Swimming Pool, Sport Authority of Thailand | Phase 1 (13 - 16 June) Phase 2 (19 - 21 June) |

## Sponsors

The following are the sponsors of Thailand Swimming Association:
* Grand Sport
* Speedo
* PTT Global Chemical
* PTT Group
* ThaiOil
* UTEL
* Thai Beverage