Swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...
has been a regular
Asian Games sport since the
first edition in 1951. Swimming has been the most gold medal sport event next to
Athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
, with 41 of 465 gold medals in 2018 edition.
As of the last Asian Games in 2018,
Japan is the most successful team in this sport event, with
China following in the second place.
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...
was the best nation in the inaugural event, and are now fourth overall.
Editions
Events
Men's events
Women's events
Mixed
Medal table
List of records
List of medalists
References
Sports 123: Asian Games
External links
Olympic Council of Asia - Games
{{International swimming
Sports at the Asian Games
Asian Games