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| Sport | Swimming High DIving Water Polo Artistic Swimming Open Water Swimming Master Swimming |
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| Jurisdiction | Nationa |
| Abbreviation | TAA (Thai: ส.น.ท) |
| Founded | 24 June 1959 |
| Affiliation | World Aquatics |
| Affiliation date | 1961 |
| Regional affiliation | Asia Aquatics |
| Headquarters | Bang Kapi Bangkok |
| Location | Floor 21 Sport Authority of Thailand Buld. 286 Ramkhamhaeng Rd Hua Mak Bang Kapi Bangkok 10240 |
| President | Gen Prawit Wongsuwan |
| Vice president(s) | Gen.Sirichai Distakul |
| Secretary | Gen.Charoen Nopsuwan |
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Thailand Aquatics Association (ไทย: สมาคมกีฬาทางน้ำแห่งประเทศไทย; สนท) Acronym "TAA" Is a National sport goverment 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 (know 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 goverment body under the certification of Sports Authority of Thailand and National Olympic Committee of Thailand and current President of Thailand Swimming assoociation is Gen. Prawit Wongsuwon.
Thailand Swimming Association have a duty to supervise athletes trainning, 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 Aqautics Association: TAA" (ไทย: สมาคมทางน้ำแห่งประเทศไทย; สนท) for modernize and be consistance with World Aquatics, and to compliance with Sport Authority of Thailand Act B.E. 2563[1]
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