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The Asian Swimming Championships are a major aquatics event, held every four years among the athletes from Asian countries. It is conducted under the governance of the Asian Amateur Swimming Federation, the governing body of aquatics in Asia.

The last edition of the Championships, the tenth; were held in 2016 in Tokyo, Japan.

Editions

Year Championship City Country Dates
1980 1 Dhaka  Bangladesh 4– June
1984 2 Seoul  South Korea 28 May – 5 June
1988 3 Guangzhou  China 2–12 April
1992 4 Hiroshima  Japan
1996 5 Bangkok  Thailand 12–15 April
2000 6 Busan  South Korea 28 March – 2 April
2006 7 Singapore  Singapore 5–10 March
2009 8 Foshan  China 25–28 November
2012 9 Dubai  United Arab Emirates 15–25 November
2016 10 Tokyo  Japan 14–20 November

Championships Records

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise. All times are swum in a long-course (50m) pool.

Men

Event Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 22.03 = Nakamura, KatsumiKatsumi Nakamura  Japan 20 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
50m freestyle 22.03 = Yu Hexin  China 20 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
100m freestyle 48.57 Park Tae-hwan  South Korea 19 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
200m freestyle 1:45.16 Park Tae-hwan  South Korea 17 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
400m freestyle 3:42.49 Sun Yang China China 16 November 2012 2012 Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
800m freestyle 7:53.25 † Sun Yang China China 17 November 2012 2012 Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
1500m freestyle 14:44.10 Sun Yang China China 17 November 2012 2012 Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
50m backstroke 24.65 Xu Jiayu  China 19 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
100m backstroke 52.75 r Xu Jiayu  China 17 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
200m backstroke 1:55.19 Xu Jiayu  China 18 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
50m breaststroke 27.62 Koseki, YasuhiroYasuhiro Koseki  Japan 17 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
100m breaststroke 59.99 Watanabe, IppeiIppei Watanabe  Japan 18 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
200m breaststroke 2:08.19 Watanabe, IppeiIppei Watanabe  Japan 19 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
50m butterfly 23.66 Kishida, MasayukiMasayuki Kishida  Japan 18 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
100m butterfly 52.00 Li Zhuhao  China 17 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
200m butterfly 1:54.53 Sakai, MasatoMasato Sakai  Japan 19 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
200m individual medley 1:56.66 Wang Shun  China 20 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
400m individual medley 4:10.17 Seto, DaiyaDaiya Seto  Japan 17 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
4×100m
 freestyle relay		 3:16.37
  • Lin Yongqing
     (49.23)
  • He Jianbin
     (49.38)
  • Liu Zhaochen
     (49.15)
  • Yu Hexin
     (48.61)
  China 20 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
4×200m
 freestyle relay		 7:13.14
  • Katsuhiro Matsumoto
     (1:47.67)
  • Tsubasa Amai
     (1:48.52)
  • Daiya Seto
     (1:47.65)
  • Fuyu Yoshida
     (1:49.30)
  Japan 18 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
4×100m
 medley relay		 3:33.43
  • Xu Jiayu
     (52.75)
  • Li Xiang
     (59.93)
  • Li Zhuhao
     (52.09)
  • Yu Hexin
     (48.66)
  China 17 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by AASF; WR – World record; AS – Asian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Women

Event Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 24.90 Ikee, RikakoRikako Ikee  Japan 18 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
100m freestyle 53.44 Zhu Menghui  China 17 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
200m freestyle 1:56.71 Shen Duo  China 18 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
400m freestyle 4:05.75 Xu Danlu China China 17 November 2012 2012 Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
800m freestyle 8:22.24 Xu Danlu China China 18 November 2012 2012 Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
1500m freestyle 16:36.46 Yu Rui  China 6 March 2006 2006 Championships Singapore, Singapore
50m backstroke 27.38 Gao Chang China China 25 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
100m backstroke 59.70 Fu Yuanhui  China 18 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
200m backstroke 2:08.98 Chen Jie  China 20 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
50m breaststroke 31.28 Suzuki, SatomiSatomi Suzuki  Japan 20 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
100m breaststroke 1:07.77 Chen Huijia China China 27 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
200m breaststroke 2:22.74 Aoki, ReonaReona Aoki  Japan 18 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
50m butterfly 25.74 Ikee, RikakoRikako Ikee  Japan 18 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
100m butterfly 57.12 Jiao Liuyang China China 27 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
200m butterfly 2:06.23 Liu Zige China China 25 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
200m individual medley 2:11.46 Ohashi, YuiYui Ohashi  Japan 20 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
400m individual medley 4:37.71 Ánh Viên, Nguyễn ThịNguyễn Thị Ánh Viên  Vietnam 17 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
4×100m
 freestyle relay		 3:37.10
  • Sun Meichen
     (54.90)
  • Tang Yi
     (54.78)
  • Shen Duo
     (54.16)
  • Zhu Menghui
     (53.26)
  China 19 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
4×200m
 freestyle relay		 7:54.98
  • Shen Duo
     (1:59.37)
  • Zhang Yuhan
     (1:58.34)
  • Ai Yanhan
     (1:58.12)
  • Wang Shijia
     (1:59.15)
  China 17 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
4×100m
 medley relay		 3:57.97
  • Emi Moronuki
     (1:00.98)
  • Misaki Sekiguchi
     (1:06.42)
  • Rikako Ikee
     (56.18)
  • Tomomi Aoki
     (54.39)
  Japan 20 November 2016 2016 Championships Tokyo, Japan
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by AASF; WR – World record; AS – Asian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

See also

  • Swimming at the Asian Games
  • Diving at the Asian Games
  • Synchronized swimming at the Asian Games
  • Water polo at the Asian Games
  • Asian Water Polo Championship
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