| Open water swimming at the 2008 Asian Beach Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Mertasari Beach |
| Dates | 25–26 October 2008 |
Open water swimming at the 2008 Asian Beach Games was held from 25 October to 26 October 2008 in Bali, Indonesia.
| Open water swimming at the 2008 Asian Beach Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Mertasari Beach |
| Dates | 25–26 October 2008 |
Open water swimming at the 2008 Asian Beach Games was held from 25 October to 26 October 2008 in Bali, Indonesia.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km | Saleh Mohammad  Syria | Xu Wenchao  China | Châu Bá Anh Tư  Vietnam |
| 10 km | Saleh Mohammad Syria | Li Yinhan China | Maximillan Manurung  Indonesia |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km | Natasha Tang  Hong Kong | Li Hong China | Zheng Jing China |
| 10 km | Li Xue China | Fang Yanqiao China | Natasha Tang Hong Kong |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Syria (SYR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
25 October
| Rank | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
 | Saleh Mohammad (SYR) | 1:00:23.6 |
 | Xu Wenchao (CHN) | 1:01:55.1 |
 | Châu Bá Anh Tư (VIE) | 1:01:57.1 |
| 4 | Andika Surya Adi (INA) | 1:02:55.9 |
| 5 |  Nikita Dacera (PHI) | 1:03:40.0 |
| 6 | Ling Tin Yu (HKG) | 1:03:40.4 |
| 7 | Raymund Haryanto (INA) | 1:04:32.7 |
| 8 | Cheung Siu Hang (HKG) | 1:06:10.2 |
| 9 |  Marzouq Al-Salem (KUW) | 1:06:10.3 |
| 10 | Fouad Bakri (SYR) | 1:06:26.9 |
| 11 |  Abdulrahman Issa (QAT) | 1:06:47.3 |
| 12 |  Musallam Al-Khadhuri (OMA) | 1:06:51.4 |
| 13 | Mohammed Al-Habsi (OMA) | 1:07:09.7 |
| 14 | Kiefer Ticao (PHI) | 1:11:04.0 |
| 15 | Abdullah Mohammad (KUW) | 1:11:14.0 |
| 16 |  Ashane Harith Fernando (SRI) | 1:11:16.7 |
| 17 | Abdulrahman Al-Ollan (QAT) | 1:11:46.4 |
| 18 |  Vivek Shanbhag (IND) | 1:13:28.6 |
| 19 | Sahan Rupasinghe (SRI) | 1:13:48.2 |
| 20 |  Nabih Masri (JOR) | 1:18:32.0 |
| 21 | Kareem Ennab (JOR) | 1:18:32.3 |
| — |  Ihab Nemr (PLE) | DNF |
| — | Li Yanhan (CHN) | DSQ |
| — |  Walid Nasib Al-Kaabi (UAE) | DNS |
| — | Obaid Al-Jasmi (UAE) | DNS |
26 October
| Rank | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Saleh Mohammad (SYR) | 2:03:58.1 |
| Li Yinhan (CHN) | 2:06:35.8 |
| Maximillan Manurung (INA) | 2:10:52.7 |
| 4 | Guruh Kurniawan (INA) | 2:11:23.4 |
| 5 | Ling Tin Yu (HKG) | 2:13:00.8 |
| 6 | Trần Đức Huy (VIE) | 2:13:01.5 |
| 7 | Xu Wenchao (CHN) | 2:13:37.3 |
| 8 | Nikita Dacera (PHI) | 2:17:08.5 |
| 9 | Cheung Siu Hang (HKG) | 2:17:16.0 |
| 10 | Aiman Al-Qasimi (OMA) | 2:20:05.0 |
| 11 | Khalid Al-Kulaibi (OMA) | 2:24:41.9 |
| 12 | Hussain Al-Hassan (SYR) | 2:24:43.6 |
| 13 | Abdulaziz Al-Marzooqi (QAT) | 2:28:09.6 |
| 14 | Abbas Qali (KUW) | 2:37:37.6 |
| 15 | Pasindu Porawa (SRI) | 2:42:00.2 |
| — | Mandar Divase (IND) | DSQ |
| — | Kiefer Ticao (PHI) | DSQ |
25 October
| Rank | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Natasha Tang (HKG) | 1:05:29.1 |
| Li Hong (CHN) | 1:05:30.4 |
| Zheng Jing (CHN) | 1:05:31.3 |
| 4 | Võ Thị Thanh Vy (VIE) | 1:05:50.9 |
| 5 | Magnolia Kwong (HKG) | 1:09:44.2 |
| 6 | Janice Andayani (INA) | 1:10:48.2 |
| 7 | Niken Christiani (INA) | 1:11:20.3 |
| 8 | Sara Hayajna (JOR) | 1:14:13.5 |
| 9 | Miriam Hatamleh (JOR) | 1:14:21.9 |
| 10 |  Han Song-hui (PRK) | 1:15:42.2 |
| 11 | Aditi Dhumatkar (IND) | 1:15:42.8 |
| 12 | Kim Mi-yong (PRK) | 1:19:36.8 |
| 13 | Walimuni Wijerathne (SRI) | 1:20:34.1 |
| 14 | Marvie Borja (PHI) | 1:21:03.2 |
| 15 | Paula Abigail Vega (PHI) | 1:21:44.7 |
| 16 | Chalani Darshani (SRI) | 1:29:59.3 |
26 October
| Rank | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Li Xue (CHN) | 2:09:21.1 |
| Fang Yanqiao (CHN) | 2:09:21.9 |
| Natasha Tang (HKG) | 2:12:49.7 |
| 4 | Nguyễn Thị Kim Oanh (VIE) | 2:22:33.9 |
| 5 | Cheng Wing Yue (HKG) | 2:26:47.8 |
| 6 | Yessy Yosaputra (INA) | 2:31:35.3 |
| 7 | Arati Ghorpade (IND) | 2:38:44.4 |
| 8 | Inggrit Defanny (INA) | 2:38:44.5 |
| 9 | Han Song-hui (PRK) | 2:43:55.3 |
| — | Paula Abigail Vega (PHI) | DNF |
| — | Marvie Borja (PHI) | DNF |
| — | Lakmali Adikaram (SRI) | DNF |
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