Swimming at the 1954 Asian Games
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Swimming
was contested at the 1954 Asian Games
in Manila
, Philippine.
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
was contested at the 1954 Asian Games
1954 Asian Games
The 1954 Asian Games was a mult-sport event celebrated in Manila, Philippines from May 1 to May 9, 1954. A total of 970 athletes from 19 Asian National Olympic Committees competed in 76 events from eight sports...
in Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, Philippine.
Medal table
| 1 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
Men
| 100 m freestyle | |unknown | | | |58.2 | |||
| 400 m freestyle | | | | | |4:48.8 | |||
| 1500 m freestyle | | | | | | | |||
| 100 m backstroke | | | | | | | |||
| 200 m breaststroke | | | | | | | |||
| 200 m butterfly | | | | | |3:00.6 | |||
| 4×200 m freestyle relay |  Japan |
 Singapore |
9:27.0 |  Philippines |
9:27.2 |
Women
| 100 m freestyle | |unknown | |unknown | |unknown | |||
| 400 m freestyle | | | | | | | |||
| 100 m backstroke | | | | | | | |||
| 200 m breaststroke | | | | | | | |||
| 100 m butterfly | | | | | | | |||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | Japan |
Philippines |
 Republic of China |