Palembang, S Sumatra - South Sumatra province will host the 7th Asian Age Group Swimming Championships (AASF) in Palembang on October 5-13, one of its organizers said.
The event would serve as a test case for South Sumatra`s preparedness to host the 26th SEA Games on November 11-21, the coordinator of the 26th SEA Games` test event, Dhenie Zainal, said here on Saturday.
"To organize the SEA Games, South Sumatra must conduct a test event. Luckily, the Asian Swimming Federation (ASF) has given us a chance to do so," he said.
The test event would be held at Jakabaring indoor swimming pool in Jakabaring Sport City (JSC) and Lumban Tirta swimming pool at the Palembang campus, he said.
"During the SEA Games all swimming contests will be held at Jakabaring swimming pool. But if its construction has not been completed we can use Lumban Tirta which is now being renovated for the test event," he said.
He said Lumban Tirta was a world-class swimming pool like Senayan swimming pool in Jakarta.
"So there will be no reason not to hold a test event if the construction of Jakabaring indoor swimming pool has not been completed," he said.
The AASF is a biennial event. This time the event will be divided into swimming, diving, water polo, and synchronized swimming.
"Participants will come from 24 countries but not all of them will take part in all matches," he said. (*)
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