Dear all,

Starting April 2021 the CIS Phoenix Swim Team will be getting support from a Hong Kong Amateur Swimming Association (HKASA) affiliated club to provide our swimmers with the opportunity to register under HKASA and compete at its' competitions.

Hong Kong Amateur Swimming Association (HKASA) was founded in early 1951 by the President, Mr. A. de O. Sales, and it took part for the first time in the Olympic Games in Helsinki 1952 with four swimmers. It was subsequently registered under the Societies Ordinance on 28th April 1960. It is a member of the Federation Internationale De Natation (FINA), Asian Swimming Federation (AASF), and Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (SF & OC). It is the sole governing body of swimming sports in Hong Kong covering all swimming, diving, water polo, artistic swimming, open water swimming, and masters' competitions and activities here. In the past 60 years, the Association has been promoting and developing swimming sports, thus raising the standard of swimming, nurturing elite swimmers, and providing training to athletes, officials, judges, and coaches in Hong Kong through organizing different competitions, training courses, and relevant teaching activities. The Association now has over 120 affiliated clubs with over 10,000 registered athletes, offering all properly accredited persons the opportunity to represent Hong Kong in a wide range of competitions and meetings here and abroad.

In addition to the current ISSFHK, HKSSF, PASS, and other friendly leagues that the CIS Phoenix Swim Team already takes part in, this will further challenge our swimmers to the next level and provide an excellent opportunity for our swimmers to gain more competitive experience with swimmers across Hong Kong.

Registration and participation are both on a voluntary basis but highly recommended, swimmers who choose to register will be responsible for the annual registration fee (1st April to 31st March as a calendar year) and respective entry fee(s) for the competition(s), both charged by HKASA but not CIS or the affiliated club.

More information regarding HKASA can be found by visiting https://www.hkasa.org.hk/zh-hant/?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=28

If you have any questions regarding this, please feel free to contact me.

Best Regards

Coach John