The 2022 Asian Games, officially the 19th Asian Games and also known as Hangzhou 2022, was a continental multi-sport event which was held from 23 September to 8 October 2023 in Hangzhou, China. The games marked the 110th anniversary since the creation of the first continental event, starting with the 1913 Far Eastern Championship Games.
Evgeny Mikhailovich Rylov is a Russian competitive swimmer and Olympic champion specializing in backstroke events. He won three gold medals at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, and a bronze medal at his senior international debut at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan. He also won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and a gold medal at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, both were in the 200 metre backstroke event. In 2018, at the 2018 World Short Course Championships, he won gold medals in the 200 metre backstroke and 50 metre backstroke. At the 2019 World Championships, he won a gold medal in the 200 metre backstroke, silver medal in the 100 metre backstroke, and silver medal in the 50 metre backstroke. He won the gold medal in the 100 metre backstroke and 200 metre backstroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Zhang Yufei is a Chinese competitive swimmer who specializes in sprint freestyle and butterfly events. Considered one of the most promising swimmers in the international scene, she produced a tally of thirty-seven medals in her swimming career, spanning the Youth Olympics, Asian Games, World Championships and the Summer Olympics. In 2023, she was named as the most valuable player in the women's division, in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.
Toh Wei Soong is a Singaporean freestyle and butterfly swimmer. He was a bronze medallist in the S7 50 metre Freestyle at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and a two-time gold medallist at the 2018 Asian Para Games for the S7 50 metre Freestyle and the S7 100 metre Freestyle events.
Qin Haiyang is a Chinese swimmer who specializes in the breaststroke and individual medley. He is the current world record holder in the 200m breaststroke. At the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, Qin became the first swimmer in history to win all three breaststroke events at a single edition of the championships. Qin was also the former world junior record holder in the 200m breaststroke and 200m individual medley. In 2023, Qin became the first Asian swimmer to be named as the Male Swimmer of the Year by World Aquatics. In the same year, Qin was also announced as the 'most valuable player' of the 2022 Asian Games.
The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2022 Asian Games took place on 25 September 2023 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center.
The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2022 Asian Games took place on 26 September 2023 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center.
The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2022 Asian Games took place on 26 September 2023 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center.
The men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2022 Asian Games took place on 25 September at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center.
The Women's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2022 Asian Games took place on 29 September at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center.
The Women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2022 Asian Games took place on 28 September at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center.
The men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2022 Asian Games took place on 25 September 2023 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center.
The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2022 Asian Games took place on 28 September 2023 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center.
The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2022 Asian Games took place on 26 September 2023 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center.
The women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2022 Asian Games took place on 25 September 2023 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center.
The Women's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2022 Asian Games took place on 24 September at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center.
The women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2022 Asian Games took place on 25 September 2023 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center.
The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2022 Asian Games took place on 27 September 2023 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center.
The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2022 Asian Games took place on 26 September 2023 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center.
