Asian Swimming Championships

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,[1] the governing body of aquatics in Asia.

The next edition of the Championships will the tenth; they will be held in 2016 in Japan.[2]

Editions

Year Championship Host City Dates
1980 1st Dhaka, Bangladesh[1] June 4–
1984 2nd Seoul, South Korea May 28 – June 5
1988 3rd Guangzhou, China April 2 – 12
1992 4th Hiroshima, Japan
1996 5th Bangkok, Thailand April 12 – 15
2000 6th Busan, South Korea March 28 – April 2
2006 7th Singapore March 5–10[3]
2009 8th Foshan, China November 25–28
2012 9th Dubai, UAE November 15–25[4]
2016 10th Tokyo, Japan TBD

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 22.55 Cai Li China China 28 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China [5]
100m freestyle 49.27 Lü Zhiwu China China 17 November 2012 2012 Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [6]
200m freestyle 1:45.49 Sun Yang China China 15 November 2012 2012 Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [7]
400m freestyle 3:42.49 Sun Yang China China 16 November 2012 2012 Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [8]
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 [6]
50m backstroke 25.25 Cheng Feiyi China China 17 November 2012 2012 Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [6]
100m backstroke 54.24 Xu Jiayu China China 18 November 2012 2012 Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [9]
200m backstroke 1:56.38 Zhang Fenglin China China 16 November 2012 2012 Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [8]
50m breaststroke 28.03 Parker Lam Singapore Singapore 25 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
100m breaststroke 1:01.26 Wang Shuai China China 26 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
200m breaststroke 2:12.13 Kohinata, KozukiKozuki Kohinata Japan Japan 17 November 2012 2012 Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [6]
50m butterfly 23.76 Shi Feng China China 26 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
100m butterfly 52.04 Zhou Jiawei China China 25 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
200m butterfly 1:56.71 Wu Peng China China 27 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
200m individual medley 1:58.66 Wang Shun China China 18 November 2012 2012 Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [9]
400m individual medley 4:16.59 Wang Shun China China 15 November 2012 2012 Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [10]
4×100m
 freestyle relay 		3:20.28
China China 28 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
4×200m
 freestyle relay 		7:21.32
China China 16 November 2012 2012 Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [11]
4×100m
 medley relay 		3:38.26
China China November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
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 24.98 Yang Wenyi China China 11 April 1988 1988 Championships Guangzhou, China
100m freestyle 54.84 Li Zhesi China China 25 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
200m freestyle 1:58.76 Liu Jing China China 26 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
400m freestyle 4:05.75 Xu Danlu China China 17 November 2012 2012 Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [6]
800m freestyle 8:22.24 Xu Danlu China China 18 November 2012 2012 Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [9]
1500m freestyle 16:36.46 Yu Rui China 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 59.96 Gao Chang China China 26 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
200m backstroke 2:09.58 Zhao Jing China China 10 March 2006 2006 Championships Singapore, Singapore [3]
50m breaststroke 31.37 Chen Huijia China China 28 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
100m breaststroke 1:07.77 Chen Huijia China China 27 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
200m breaststroke 2:25.37 Sun Ye China China 26 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
50m butterfly 26.09 Jiao Liuyang China China 26 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
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 2:12.55 Cheng Wan Jung Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 28 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
400m individual medley 4:41.29 Liu Jing China China 25 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
4×100m
 freestyle relay 		3:43.40
China China 27 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
4×200m
 freestyle relay 		8:09.01
  •  (2:01.02)
    Wang Xinyu
  •  (2:02.98)
    Ren Junni
  •  (2:02.52)
    Guo Junjun
  •  (2:02.49)
    Ha Sinan
 China China 25 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
4×100m
 medley relay 		4:02.86
China China 28 November 2009 2009 Championships Foshan, China
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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Singapore to host 7th Asian Swimming Championships in March. Published by Xinhua; posted online by People's Daily Online on 2006-01-18. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  2. ↑ http://www.asiaswimmingfederation.org/newsview.php?newsid=53
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Results from the 7th Asian Swimming Championships. Published by the Singapore Swimming Association; retrieved 2012-06-01.
  4. ↑ 9th Asian Swimming Championships 2012 - Dubai, published by the Asia Swimming Federation in 2012-04; retrieved 2012-06-04.
  5. ↑ "The 8th Asian Swimming Championships Complete Results". AASF. November 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Olympians, Including Sun Yang, Highlight Day Three of Asian Swimming Championships". Swimming World Magazine. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  7. ↑ "Sun Yang, Wang Shun Down Meet Records to Start Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Asian Swimming Championships: Chinese Continue to Dominate". Swimming World Magazine. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Xu Danlu, Wang Shun Post Stunning Times at Asian Swimming Championships". Swimming World Magazine. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  10. ↑ "Sun Yang, Wang Shun Down Meet Records to Start Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  11. ↑ "The 9th Asian Swimming Championships Day 2 Results". www.asian-swimming-championship-dubai.com. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.