Swimming at the 1998 Asian Games

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Swimming
at the 1998 Asian Games
Swimming pictogram.svg
Venue Thammasat Aquatic Center
Dates7–12 December
  1994
2002  

Swimming was contested from December 7 to December 19 at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.

Contents

Medalists

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
50 m freestyle
details
Jiang Chengji
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
22.38
GR
Tomohiro Yamanoi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
23.26 Hirosuke Hamano
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
23.43
100 m freestyle
details
Shunsuke Ito
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
51.29 Shusuke Ito
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
52.07 Zhao Lifeng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
52.21
Huang Chih-yung
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Igor Sitnikov
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
200 m freestyle
details
Yosuke Ichikawa
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1:52.46 Torlarp Sethsothorn
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
1:52.53 Shusuke Ito
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1:52.81
400 m freestyle
details
Torlarp Sethsothorn
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
3:53.61
GR
Masato Hirano
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
3:54.13 Mark Kwok
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
4:00.44
1500 m freestyle
details
Masato Hirano
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
15:22.20
GR
Torlarp Sethsothorn
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
15:40.17 Hisham Al-Masri
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
15:51.60
100 m backstroke
details
Alex Lim
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
55.53
GR
Fu Yong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
56.40 Raymond Papa
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
56.83
200 m backstroke
details
Fu Yong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1:59.30
GR
Alex Lim
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
2:00.94 Raymond Papa
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
2:01.80
100 m breaststroke
details
Zeng Qiliang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1:02.32 Akira Hayashi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1:02.55 Elvin Chia
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
1:03.09
200 m breaststroke
details
Zhu Yi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2:16.26 Ratapong Sirisanont
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
2:16.47 Yoshinobu Miyazaki
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:16.97
100 m butterfly
details
Takashi Yamamoto
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
53.34
GR
Zhang Xiao
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
54.40 Han Kyu-chul
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
54.83
200 m butterfly
details
Takashi Yamamoto
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1:56.75
GR
Xie Xufeng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1:59.67 Han Kyu-chul
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
2:00.46
200 m individual medley
details
Xiong Guoming
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2:03.34
GR
Jo Yoshimi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:04.94 Xie Xufeng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2:05.45
400 m individual medley
details
Takahiro Mori
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
4:20.98 Xiong Guoming
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
4:22.57 Ratapong Sirisanont
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
4:24.15
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
details
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Hirosuke Hamano
Shunsuke Ito
Tomohiro Yamanoi
Shusuke Ito
3:25.53Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Wang Chuan
Deng Qingsong
Zhang Qiang
Zhao Lifeng
3:25.86Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Igor Sitnikov
Sergey Borisenko
Pavel Sidorov
Andrey Kvassov
3:28.53
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
details
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Yosuke Ichikawa
Shusuke Ito
Shunsuke Ito
Hideaki Hara
7:30.53Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Wang Chuan
Du Jie
Xiong Guoming
Deng Qingsong
7:34.11Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Kim Bang-hyun
Woo Chul
Koh Yun-ho
Han Kyu-chul
7:36.07
4 × 100 m medley relay
details
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Atsushi Nishikori
Akira Hayashi
Takashi Yamamoto
Shunsuke Ito
3:41.98Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Fu Yong
Zeng Qiliang
Zhang Xiao
Deng Qingsong
3:44.40Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Pavel Sidorov
Alexandr Savitskiy
Andrey Gavrilov
Igor Sitnikov
3:51.13

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
50 m freestyle
details
Shan Ying
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
25.88 Han Xue
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
26.04 Sumika Minamoto
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
26.08
100 m freestyle
details
Shan Ying
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
56.20 Sumika Minamoto
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
56.39Shared silver
Chao Na
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
200 m freestyle
details
Tsai Shu-min
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
2:00.89 Qin Caini
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2:01.75 Sachiko Yamada
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:03.14
400 m freestyle
details
Chen Hua
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
4:12.31
GR
Sachiko Yamada
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
4:14.53 Tsai Shu-min
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
4:15.66
800 m freestyle
details
Chen Hua
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
8:38.00 Sachiko Yamada
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
8:39.21 Eri Yamanoi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
8:56.90
100 m backstroke
details
Tomoko Hagiwara
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1:01.84 Mai Nakamura
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1:02.11 Choi Soo-min
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
1:03.37
200 m backstroke
details
Tomoko Hagiwara
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:12.25 Mai Nakamura
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:14.79 Shim Min-ji
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
2:16.46
100 m breaststroke
details
Li Wei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1:08.95
GR
Xu Shan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1:10.00 Masami Tanaka
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1:10.30
200 m breaststroke
details
Masami Tanaka
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:28.44 Qi Hui
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2:28.71 Junko Isoda
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:32.39
100 m butterfly
details
Ayari Aoyama
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
59.44 Ruan Yi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1:00.57 Hitomi Kashima
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1:00.87
200 m butterfly
details
Cho Hee-yeon
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
2:11.34 Ruan Yi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2:12.51 Hitomi Kashima
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:13.26
200 m individual medley
details
Wu Yanyan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2:15.12 Chen Yan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2:15.54 Cho Hee-yeon
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
2:15.95
400 m individual medley
details
Yasuko Tajima
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
4:39.92 Wu Yanyan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
4:46.74 Chen Yan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
4:47.34
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
details
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Shan Ying
Qian Min
Han Xue
Chao Na
3:45.51
GR
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Kaori Yamada
Ayari Aoyama
Sumika Minamoto
Junko Nakatani
3:47.65Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Tsai Shu-min
Chiang Tzu-ying
Lin Chi-chan
Lin Meng-chieh
3:51.42
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
details
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Chen Hua
Yang Lina
Qian Min
Qin Caini
8:08.00
GR
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Eri Yamanoi
Yasuko Tajima
Sachiko Yamada
Junko Nakatani
8:12.06Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Tsai Shu-min
Kuan Chia-hsien
Lin Chi-chan
Chiang Tzu-ying
8:18.92
4 × 100 m medley relay
details
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Tomoko Hagiwara
Masami Tanaka
Ayari Aoyama
Sumika Minamoto
4:06.70
GR
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Wu Yanyan
Li Wei
Ruan Yi
Shan Ying
4:08.54Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Shim Min-ji
Kye Yoon-hee
Cho Hee-yeon
Lee Bo-eun
4:15.03

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)15121037
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)1317333
3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)1315
4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia  (MAS)1113
5Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)1078
6Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)1045
7Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)0033
8Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines  (PHI)0022
9Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)0011
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria  (SYR)0011
Totals (10 nations)32333398

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