Swimming at the 1978 Asian Games

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Swimming
at the 1978 Asian Games
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Venue Kasetsart University
Dates12–17 December
  1974
1982  

Swimming was contested at the 1978 Asian Games in Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand from December 12 to December 17, 1978.

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Medalists

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 m freestyle
details
Tsuyoshi Yanagidate
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
54.10
GR
Guo Ruishan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
54.25 Gerardo Rosario
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
54.28
200 m freestyle
details
Gerardo Rosario
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
1:56.68
GR
Kristiono Sumono
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
1:56.76 Hiroshi Sakamoto
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1:57.33
400 m freestyle
details
Shuji Tsukasaki
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
4:06.83
GR
Kazuhiko Yoshihara
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
4:07.22 Kristiono Sumono
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
4:08.30
1500 m freestyle
details
Shuji Tsukasaki
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
16:14.92
GR
Takehiko Kawakami
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
16:47.83 Mark Joseph
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
16:49.87
100 m backstroke
details
Kenji Ikeda
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1:00.76
GR
Tsuyoshi Takahashi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1:01.27 Tang Qun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1:01.96
200 m backstroke
details
Tsuyoshi Takahashi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:10.87
GR
Tang Qun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2:12.48 Kenji Ikeda
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:13.52
100 m breaststroke
details
Shigehiro Takahashi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1:04.94
GR
Hiroshi Kabatani
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1:05.75 Wang Lin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1:06.42
200 m breaststroke
details
Shigehiro Takahashi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:22.56
GR
Hiroshi Kabatani
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2.23.71 Wang Lin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2:26.43
100 m butterfly
details
Shinsuke Kayama
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
58.41 Luo Zhaoying
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
58.58 Gerald Item
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
59.64
200 m butterfly
details
Shinsuke Kayama
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:06.68
GR
Gerald Item
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
2:08.46 Cho Oh-yun
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea
2:09.19
200 m individual medley
details
Tsuyoshi Yanagidate
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:10.22
GR
Kozo Tatsumi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:11.95 Gerald Item
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
2:14.04
400 m individual medley
details
Kozo Tatsumi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
4:40.80
GR
Tsuyoshi Yanagidate
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
4:40.86 Gerald Item
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
4:46.56
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
details
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Hiroshi Sakamoto
Shinya Izumi
Shigeki Yamazaki
Tsuyoshi Yanagidate
3:35.91
GR
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Cui Fang
Huang Guangliang
Mo Zhengjie
Zhong Guiyu
3:39.63Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Gerald Item
Dwi Widjayanto
John David Item
Kristiono Sumono
3:40.24
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
details
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Kazuhiko Yoshihara
Hiroshi Sakamoto
Shigeki Yamazaki
Tsuyoshi Yanagidate
7:49.75
GR
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Dwi Widjayanto
John David Item
Gerald Item
Kristiono Sumono
8:05.55Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Vicente Cheng
Mark Joseph
Jairulla Jaitulla
Gerardo Rosario
8:07.10
4 × 100 m medley relay
details
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Kenji Ikeda
Shigehiro Takahashi
Shinsuke Kayama
Shigeki Yamazaki
3:56.97
GR
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Tang Qun
Wang Lin
Fan Liuke
Lu Zhurong
4:01.08Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Lukman Niode
Kun Hantyo
Gerald Item
Dwi Widjayanto
4:03.98

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 m freestyle
details
Sachiko Yamazaki
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1:00.30
GR
Shiho Sakanishi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1:00.84 Ratchaneewan Bulakul
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
1:01.41
200 m freestyle
details
Ratchaneewan Bulakul
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
2:09.98
GR
Junie Sng
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
2:11.08 Sachiko Yamazaki
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:11.09
400 m freestyle
details
Junie Sng
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
4:31.35
GR
Kana Kamo
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
4:32.86 Ratchaneewan Bulakul
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
4:34.08
800 m freestyle
details
Junie Sng
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
9:18.33
GR
Kana Kamo
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
9:22.48 Magumi Tochihara
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
9:29.83
100 m backstroke
details
Hisae Asari
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1:06.74
GR
Naoko Miura
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1:07.23 Choi Yun-jung
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea
1:09.57
200 m backstroke
details
Hisae Asari
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:23.12
GR
Naoko Miura
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:25.13 Choi Yun-jung
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea
2:26.91
100 m breaststroke
details
Chieko Watanabe
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1:16.04
GR
Liang Weifen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1:17.06 Chiharu Mori
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1:17.19
200 m breaststroke
details
Chieko Watanabe
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:41.01
GR
Chiharu Mori
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:46.01 Liang Weifen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2:47.50
100 m butterfly
details
Yasue Hatsuda
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1:03.56
GR
Naoko Kume
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1:03.84 Shao Tongmei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1:07.99
200 m butterfly
details
Yasue Hatsuda
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:15.79
GR
Naoko Kume
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:16.80 Nunung Selowati
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
2:25.45
200 m individual medley
details
Mio Hirata
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:27.98 Yuko Imamichi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:29.06 Liang Weifen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2:30.12
400 m individual medley
details
Mio Hirata
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
5:08.34
GR
Yuko Imamichi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
5:11.43 Naniek Suwadji
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
5:22.73
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
details
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Sachiko Yamazaki
Shiho Sakanishi
Mika Saito
Makiko Takahashi
4:03.58
GR
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Lou Yinghua
Liu Yafang
Cheng Fengying
Yu Ping
4:12.43Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Sumatana Pingkalawan
Sirirat Changkasiri
Sansanee Changkasiri
Ratchaneewan Bulakul
4:17.50
4 × 100 m medley relay
details
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Hisae Asari
Chieko Watanabe
Yasue Hatsuda
Sachiko Yamazaki
4:27.16
GR
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Chen Weiying
Liang Weifen
Shao Tongmei
Liang Xiuqiong
4:39.54Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Naniek Suwadji
Anita Sapardjiman
Tati Irianti Erningpraja
Nunung Selowati
4:45.46

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)2517547
2Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore  (SIN)2103
3Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines  (PHI)1034
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)1034
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)08614
6Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia  (INA)03912
7Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea  (KOR)0033
Totals (7 nations)29292987

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