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Japan Swimming Federation

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Japan Swimming Federation
日本水泳連盟, Nihon Suiei Renmei
SportWater polo, swimming, synchronized swimming, diving
AbbreviationJASF
Founded1924
AffiliationInternational Swimming Federation (FINA)
Asia Swimming Federation
(AASF)
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
LocationJapan Sport Olympic Square
PresidentTsuyoshi Aoki
Official website
www.swim.or.jp
Japan
Headquarters at Japan Sport Olympic Square in Tokyo

The Japan Swimming Federation (日本水泳連盟, Nihon Suiei Renmei, JASF), is the national federation for Aquatics in Japan. It oversees Japan's Swimming, Diving, Water Polo and Synchronized Swimming competitive programs. It was founded on October 31, 1924.[1] It is affiliated to FINA, the Asia Swimming Federation, the Japanese Olympic Committee and the Japan Amateur Sports Association.

Presidents

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Name Year
Izutaro Suehiro 1927 - 1947
Masaji Tabata 1948 - 1957
Kazushige Higuchi 1958 - 1960
Katsuo Takaishi 1961 - 1964
Ryo Okuno 1965 - 1972
Akira Fujita 1973 - 1984
Hironoshin Furuhashi 1985 - 2002
Toshihiro Hayashi 2003-2008
Kazuo Sano 2009 - 2012
Daichi Suzuki 2013 - 2014
Tsuyoshi Aoki 2015–present

Championships

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ (in Japanese) 連盟情報 (trans: Federation information) page of the JASF website; retrieved 2014-02-27.