9th Asian Open Water Swimming Championship
The 9th installment of the AOWSC event hosted by Kuwait Swimming Association under the auspices of AASF has been successfully organized in Marina Beach, Salmiya with participation of almost one hundred swimmers from twelve Asian National Federations. The event took place from 19-21 April 2019 in both 5k and 10k categories for men and women with results below:
5k Men
1 Kazakhstan
2 Japan
3 China Taipei
5K Women
1 Japan
2 Japan
3 Hong Kong
10k Men
1 Kazakhstan
2 China Taipei
3 Kazakhstan
10K Women
1 Japan
2 Japan
3 Hong Kong
The 10k events has been approved as the continental qualifying meet for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.