| Swimming at the 2022 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Hangzhou Olympic Sports Park Aquatics Center |
| Dates | 24–29 September 2023 |
| Competitors | 367 from 37 nations |
Swimming at the 2022 Asian Games was held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Park Aquatics Center in Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center, Hangzhou, China, from 24 to 29 September 2023. [1]
| H | Heats | F | Final |
Source: [2]
a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
b Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 100 m medley relay |  China Xu Jiayu (51.91) Qin Haiyang (57.25) Zhang Yufei (56.05) Yang Junxuan (52.52) Wang Shun [c] Yan Zibei [c] Wang Yichun [c] Cheng Yujie [c] | 3:37.73 AR |  Japan Ryosuke Irie (53.64) Yuya Hinomoto (59.50) Ai Soma (57.78) Nagisa Ikemoto (53.72) Hidekazu Takehara [c] Ippei Watanabe [c] Hiroko Makino [c] | 3:44.64 |  South Korea Lee Eun-ji (1:01.37) Choi Dong-yeol (59.69) Kim Seo-yeong (57.39) Hwang Sun-woo (48.33) Lee Ju-ho [c] Hur Yeon-kyung [c] | 3:46.78 NR |
c Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Source: [5]
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China* | 28 | 21 | 9 | 58 |
| 2 | South Korea | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 10 | 15 | 30 |
| 4 |  Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Singapore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 123 | |
37 nations competed in swimming at the 2022 Asian Games: [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Afghanistan (1)
Bangladesh (2)
Bhutan (2)
Cambodia (4) China (40)
North Korea (2) Hong Kong (37)
India (21)
Indonesia (7)
Iran (4) Japan (38) Kazakhstan (6) South Korea (24)
Kuwait (4)
Kyrgyzstan (2)
Laos (5)
Lebanon (1)
Macau (10)
Malaysia (7)
Maldives (8)
Mongolia (29)
Nepal (4)
Oman (2)
Pakistan (7)
Palestine (4)
Philippines (8)
Qatar (7) Singapore (22)
Sri Lanka (3) Chinese Taipei (8)
Tajikistan (8)
Thailand (20)
East Timor (2)
Turkmenistan (3)
United Arab Emirates (4)
Uzbekistan (3) Vietnam (10)
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