Swimming 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, with 41 of 465 gold medals in 2018 edition.

As of the last edition of the Games held in 2023, China is the most successful team in this sport event, with South Korea following in second place. Singapore was the best nation in the inaugural event, and are now fourth in terms of gold medals won.

Editions GamesYear Host cityBest nation 1 1951 New Delhi, India 2 1954 Manila, Philippines 3 1958 Tokyo, Japan 4 1962 Jakarta, Indonesia 5 1966 Bangkok, Thailand 6 1970 Bangkok, Thailand 7 1974 Tehran, Iran 8 1978 Bangkok, Thailand 9 1982 New Delhi, India 10 1986 Seoul, South Korea 11 1990 Beijing, China 12 1994 Hiroshima, Japan 13 1998 Bangkok, Thailand 14 2002 Busan, South Korea 15 2006 Doha, Qatar 16 2010 Guangzhou, China 17 2014 Incheon, South Korea 18 2018 Jakarta, Indonesia 19 2022 Hangzhou, China 20 2026 Tokyo, Japan

Events Event 51 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Years Men50 m freestyle X X X X X X X X X X 10100 m freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20200 m freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18400 m freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20800 m freestyle X X X X 41500 m freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2050 m backstroke X X X X X X 6100 m backstroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20200 m backstroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1850 m breaststroke X X X X X X 6100 m breaststroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18200 m breaststroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2050 m butterfly X X X X X X 6100 m butterfly X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18200 m butterfly X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19200 m individual medley X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14400 m individual medley X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 164 × 100 m freestyle relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 164 × 200 m freestyle relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 194 × 100 m medley relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1910 km marathon X 1 Women50 m freestyle X X X X X X X X X X 10100 m freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19200 m freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18400 m freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19800 m freestyle X X X X X X X X X X X X X 131500 m freestyle X X X 350 m backstroke X X X X X X 6100 m backstroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19200 m backstroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1350 m breaststroke X X X X X X 6100 m breaststroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18200 m breaststroke X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1950 m butterfly X X X X X X 6100 m butterfly X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19200 m butterfly X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13200 m individual medley X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16400 m individual medley X X X X X X X X X X X X X 134 × 100 m freestyle relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 194 × 200 m freestyle relay X X X X X X X X 84 × 100 m medley relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1810 km marathon X 1 Mixed4 × 100 m medley relay X X X 3 Total 8 13 21 21 23 24 25 29 29 29 31 31 32 32 38 38 38 41 43 41 587

Medal table

List of records

List of medalists

References Sports 123: Asian Games

External links Olympic Council of Asia - Games