About Pakistan Swimming Federation

The Pakistan Swimming Federation was founded in 1948 with its Headquarters in Lahore. The same year it was affiliated with the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA).

Pakistan Swimming Federation got affiliation with the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1948. Pakistan became founder member of the Asian Amateur Swimming Federation, which was formed at Bangkok in 1978. A four-member Pakistan Swimming Team took part in the Olympic Games at London in 1948.

The first National Swimming Championships was organized in 1951 at the King George V Memorial Swimming Pool, which is now known as Iqbal Park Swimming Pool. Since then National Swimming Championships (open and age group, male and female) are held manually. The swimming competitions have also formed part of programme of the National Games.

The present office bearers of the Pakistan Swimming Federation under the dynamic command of Mr. Kamran Lashari, President Pakistan Swimming Federation were elected in 2005 with its Headquarters in Rawalpindi.

The present office bearers of the Pakistan Swimming Federation had the honor to organize First South Asia Swimming (open and age group, male and female) and Water Polo Championships in September 2007 in which 365 athletes and technical officials participated from India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal and the host country Pakistan.