Swimming
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at the 5th
East Asian Games
The East Asian Games was a multi-sport event organized by the East Asian Games Association (EAGA) and held every four years from 1993 to 2013. Among those who competed included athletes from East Asian countries and territories of the Olympic C ...
was held 6–10 December 2009 in
Kowloon
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Hong Kong
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5th East Asian Games - Swimming
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; published 2010-05-03, retrieved 2012-02-17. The competition featured 40 long course
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(50m) events: 20 for males, 20 for females.
Participating nations
7 nations had swimmers in the 2009 East Asian Games:
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Event schedule
Results
Men
Women
Medal standings
References
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Events at the 2009 East Asian Games
Swimming at the East Asian Games
East Asian Games
The East Asian Games was a multi-sport event organized by the East Asian Games Association (EAGA) and held every four years from 1993 to 2013. Among those who competed included athletes from East Asian countries and territories of the Olympic C ...