# Swimming at the 1974 Asian Games

Swimming was contested at the 1974 Asian Games in Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran, Iran from September 2 to September 7, 1974.

## Medalists
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m freestyle details | Dan Brener Israel | 55.56 | Lin Senlin China | 55.91 | Akira Iida Japan | 56.31 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Yukio Horiuchi Japan | 2:01.68 | Cho Oh-yun South Korea | 2:01.97 | Dan Brener Israel | 2:02.61 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Cho Oh-yun South Korea | 4:17.93 GR | Shuji Ono Japan | 4:21.67 | Kaname Sakamoto Japan | 4:23.84 |
| 1500 m freestyle details | Cho Oh-yun South Korea | 17:18.72 GR | Shuji Ono Japan | 17:28.60 | Edwin Borja Philippines | 17:41.81 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Tadashi Honda Japan | 1:01.19 GR | Gerardo Rosario Philippines | 1:03.04 | Toshimitsu Yamamoto Japan | 1:03.76 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Tadashi Honda Japan | 2:15.34 | Gerardo Rosario Philippines | 2:15.87 | Toshimitsu Yamamoto Japan | 2:18.39 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Nobutaka Taguchi Japan | 1:06.49 | Lu Huankai China | 1:09.00 | Kenichi Ueda Japan | 1:10.18 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Nobutaka Taguchi Japan | 2:30.06 | Ding Youcai China | 2:33.08 | Kenichi Ueda Japan | 2:35.22 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Hideaki Hara Japan | 58.21 GR | Luo Zhaoying China | 58.44 | Yasuhiro Komazaki Japan | 58.81 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Yasuhiro Komazaki Japan | 2:08.14 GR | Hideaki Hara Japan | 2:08.83 | Luo Zhaoying China | 2:12.31 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Jiro Sasaki Japan | 2:14.41 GR | Tsuyoshi Yanagidate Japan | 2:15.31 | Jairulla Jaitulla Philippines | 2:15.32 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Tsuyoshi Yanagidate Japan | 4:49.41 GR | Jiro Sasaki Japan | 4:50.62 | Luo Zhaoying China | 4:59.07 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay details | Japan Shinya Izumi Yukio Horiuchi Jiro Sasaki Akira Iida | 3:43.13 | China | 3:44.96 | Philippines Dae Imlani Edwin Borja Gerardo Rosario Sukarno Maut | 3:50.91 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay details | Japan Shunji Nakanishi Yukio Horiuchi Akira Iida Kaname Sakamoto | 8:16.05 | China | 8:28.29 | Philippines Kemalpasa Umih Dae Imlani Sukarno Maut Gerardo Rosario | 8:31.48 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay details | Japan Tadashi Honda Nobutaka Taguchi Hideaki Hara Shinya Izumi | 4:01.66 GR | China | 4:08.70 | Philippines Gerardo Rosario Amman Jalmaani Mazier Mukaram Jairulla Jaitulla | 4:11.30 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m freestyle details | Yoshimi Nishigawa Japan | 1:01.63 | Motoko Osawa Japan | 1:02.90 | Elaine Sng Singapore | 1:04.61 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Yoshimi Nishigawa Japan | 2:12.91 GR | Fusae Nakamura Japan | 2:17.85 | Elaine Sng Singapore | 2:19.59 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Fusae Nakamura Japan | 4:48.73 GR | Elaine Sng Singapore | 4:48.77 | Atsuko Sakai Japan | 4:53.30 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Suzuko Matsumura Japan | 1:09.57 | Taeko Sudo Japan | 1:12.32 | Yeo Su Ming Singapore | 1:13.85 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Toshiko Haruoka Japan | 1:19.16 | Yoko Yamamoto Japan | 1:20.06 | Nancy Deano Philippines | 1:20.48 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Toshiko Haruoka Japan | 2:51.61 | Yoko Yamamoto Japan | 2:53.72 | Nancy Deano Philippines | 2:54.92 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Yasue Hatsuda Japan | 1:05.48 GR | Yukari Takemoto Japan | 1:08.00 | Tay Chin Joo Singapore | 1:09.58 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Yoshimi Nishigawa Japan | 2:26.20 GR | Yukari Takemoto Japan | 2:31.60 | Nancy Deano Philippines | 2:40.30 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay details | Japan Hiroko Kaneda Motoko Osawa Kayo Shibata Yoshimi Nishigawa | 4:09.82 GR | China Cao Yunhua | 4:21.77 | Singapore Justina Tseng Esther Tan Tay Chin Joo Elaine Sng | 4:22.53 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay details | Japan Suzuko Matsumura Toshiko Haruoka Yasue Hatsuda Yoshimi Nishigawa | 4:35.04 GR | Singapore Yeo Su Ming Justina Tseng Tay Chin Joo Elaine Sng | 4:52.20 | Philippines Grace Justimbaste Nancy Deano Susan Papa Betina Abdula | 4:55.99 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 22 | 12 | 8 | 42 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 6 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 75 |

## Results

Note: The following lists may not be complete.

### Men
#### 100 m freestyle

September 6

#### 200 m freestyle

September 2

#### 400 m freestyle

September 4

#### 100 m backstroke

September 6

#### 200 m backstroke

September 2

#### 100 m breaststroke

September 3

#### 200 m breaststroke

September 4

#### 100 m butterfly

September 5

#### 200 m butterfly

September 3

#### 200 m individual medley

September 7

#### 400 m individual medley

September 6

#### 4 × 100 m freestyle relay

September 7
| Rank | Team | Time |
| | Japan (JPN) | 3:43.13 |
| | China (CHN) | 3:44.96 |
| | Philippines (PHI) | 3:50.91 |
| 4 | Singapore (SIN) | 3:53.36 |

#### 4 × 200 m freestyle relay

September 3
| Rank | Team | Time |
| | Japan (JPN) | 8:16.05 |
| | China (CHN) | 8:28.29 |
| | Philippines (PHI) | 8:31.48 |
| 4 | Singapore (SIN) | 9:01.39 |
| 5 | Iran (IRN) | 9:03.42 |
| 6 | Iraq (IRQ) | 9:23.42 |
| 7 | Kuwait (KUW) | 9:57.36 |

#### 4 × 100 m medley relay

September 5
| Rank | Team | Time |
| | Japan (JPN) | 4:01.66 |
| | China (CHN) | 4:08.70 |
| | Philippines (PHI) | 4:11.30 |
| 4 | Iran (IRN) | 4:21.02 |
| 5 | Singapore (SIN) | 4:23.93 |
| 6 | Iraq (IRQ) | 4:30.31 |
| 7 | Pakistan (PAK) | 5:04.87 |

### Women
#### 100 m freestyle

September 7

#### 200 m freestyle

September 2

#### 400 m freestyle

September 5

#### 100 m backstroke

September 3

#### 100 m breaststroke

September 2

#### 200 m breaststroke

September 4

#### 100 m butterfly

September 6

#### 200 m individual medley

September 3

#### 4 × 100 m freestyle relay

September 4
| Rank | Team | Time |
| | Japan (JPN) | 4:09.82 |
| | China (CHN) | 4:21.77 |
| | Singapore (SIN) | 4:22.53 |
| 4 | Philippines (PHI) | 4:38.71 |
| 5 | Iran (IRN) | 4:52.02 |

#### 4 × 100 m medley relay

September 7
| Rank | Team | Time |
| | Japan (JPN) | 4:35.04 |
| | Singapore (SIN) | 4:52.20 |
| | Philippines (PHI) | 4:55.99 |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 4:56.75 |