Aquatics at the 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games included swimming, diving, and waterpolo events. The sports of aquatics were held at Rangoon, Burma. Aquatics events was held between 12 December to 15 December.
Swimming Men's events 100 m freestyle Mya Thee1:01.0 Aung Than1:01.3 Eric Yeo1:01.06200 m freestyle Tin Maung Ni2:13.9 Mya Thee Tan Thuan Heng2:19.5400 m freestyle Tin Maung Ni4:39.6 Tan Thuan Heng4:56.4 Aung Than1500 m freestyle Tin Maung Ni18:47.1 Tan Thuan Heng19:11.1 Aung Than100 m backstroke Chit Sein1:13.0 Lim Heng Chek1:13.5 Bhairoje Bochanasamburana1:13.9200 m backstroke 100 m breaststroke 200 m breaststroke Huỳnh Văn Hải2:50.9 Kenneth Kee2:50.9 Truong Ke Nhon2:51.0100 m butterfly Phan Huu Dong1:09.6 Bernard Chan1:10.6 Tin Maung Ni200 m butterfly 4 × 200 m freestyle relay9:18.49:35.09:52.94 × 100 m medley relay4:46.74:47.34:48.4 Women's events 100 m freestyle Myint Myint Khin1:19.5 Elizabeth Smyth Sirivum Vimolnoth200 m freestyle Elizabeth Smyth2:55.0 Sylvia Thwin Sirivum Vimolnoth100 m backstroke Ma Myunt Khin1:43.3 Sylvia Thwin Chongkoal Tavananaonta100 m breaststroke Lillian Thwin1:39.7 Myint Myint Khin Chongkoal Tavananaonta100 m butterfly 4 × 100 m freestyle relay5:38.8not awarded (only two participants)4 × 100 m medley relaynot awarded (only two participants)
Diving
Waterpolo
References http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Issue/straitstimes19611213.aspx http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Issue/straitstimes19611214.aspx http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Issue/straitstimes19611215.aspx http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Issue/straitstimes19611216.aspx