# 2012 Asian Swimming Championships

The 9th Asian Swimming Championships was held 15–25 November 2012 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was the second time that Dubai hosted the Championships; the city previously hosted in 2004. The 10th Asian Swimming Championships will be held in 2016 in Japan.
The Championships was organized by the Asia Swimming Federation (AASF), and in 2012 featured competition in 4 of the 5 Aquatics disciplines:
* Swimming: 15–18 November (long course);
* Synchronized Swimming: 15–18 November;
* Water Polo: 19–25 November; and
* Diving: 22–25 November.
Note: The AASF hosted a 2012 Championships in the fifth Aquatics discipline (Open Water), 21 October in Hong Kong.

## Medalists
### Swimming
#### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m freestyle | Lü Zhiwu (CHN) | 22.60 | Shi Yang (CHN) | 22.91 | Toru Maruyama (JPN) | 23.09 |
| 100m freestyle | Lü Zhiwu (CHN) | 49.27 CR | Toru Maruyama (JPN) | 50.82 | Shi Tengfei (CHN) | 50.89 |
| 200m freestyle | Sun Yang (CHN) | 1:45.49 CR | Hao Yun (CHN) | 1:49.67 | Takumi Komatsu (JPN) | 1:50.68 |
| 400m freestyle | Sun Yang (CHN) | 3:42.49 CR | Hao Yun (CHN) | 3:54.34 | Takumi Komatsu (JPN) | 3:54.59 |
| 1500 freestyle | Sun Yang (CHN) | 14:44.10 CR | Hao Yun (CHN) Shogo Takeda (JPN) | 15:16.22 | Not awarded, as there was a tie for silver. | Not awarded, as there was a tie for silver. |
| 50m backstroke | Cheng Feiyi (CHN) | 25.25 CR | Takeshi Kawamoto (JPN) | 25.82 | Xu Jiayu (CHN) | 25.89 |
| 100m backstroke | Xu Jiayu (CHN) | 54.24 CR | Takeshi Kawamoto (JPN) | 55.77 | Ng Rainer (SIN) | 57.14 |
| 200m backstroke | Zhang Fenglin (CHN) | 1:56.38 CR | Xu Jiayu (CHN) | 1:58.94 | Keita Sunama (JPN) | 1:59.77 |
| 50m breaststroke | Li Xiayan (CHN) | 28.10 | Yoshiki Yamanaka (JPN) | 28.63 | Wong Chun Yan (HKG) | 28.67 |
| 100m breaststroke | Kazuki Kohinata (JPN) | 1:02.18 | Choi Kyu-Woong (KOR) | 1:02.54 | Huang Yunkun (CHN) | 1:02.64 |
| 200m breaststroke | Kazuki Kohinata (JPN) | 2:12.13 CR | Kazuki Utsunomiya (JPN) | 2:14.68 | Nuttapong Ketin (THA) | 2:15.18 |
| 50m butterfly | Chen Yin (CHN) | 24.63 | Shi Tengfei (CHN) | 24.67 | Toru Maruyama (JPN) | 24.77 |
| 100m butterfly | Chang Gyu-Cheol (KOR) | 52.73 | Chen Yin (CHN) | 53.14 | Takeshi Kawamoto (JPN) | 53.17 |
| 200m butterfly | Chen Yin (CHN) | 1:57.50 | Masato Sakai (JPN) | 1:57.52 | Hsu Chi-chieh (TPE) | 1:59.68 |
| 200m I.M. | Wang Shun (CHN) | 1:58.66 CR | Zhang Fenglin (CHN) | 1:59.26 | Keita Sunama (JPN) | 2:01.34 |
| 400m I.M. | Wang Shun (CHN) | 4:16.59 CR | Keita Sunama (JPN) | 4:19.75 | Liu Weijia (CHN) | 4:21.25 |
| 4×100m freestyle | China (CHN) Shi Tengfei Chen Zuo Zeng Lingfei Lü Zhiwu | 3:21.71 | Japan (JPN) Kenta Hirai Toru Maruyama Takumi Komatsu Takeshi Kawamoto | 3:23.09 | Hong Kong (HKG) Cheah Geoffrey Robin Ng Chun Nam Derick Cheung Kin Tat Kent Wong Kai Wai David | 3:24.10 |
| 4×200m freestyle | China (CHN) Wang Shun Pu Wenjie Lü Zhiwu Hao Yun | 7:21.32 CR | Japan (JPN) Takumi Komatsu Tomoki Kitanobo Toru Maruyama Kenta Hirai | 7:26.17 | Hong Kong (HKG) Wong Kai Wai David Ng Chun Nam Derick Cheung Kin Tat Kent Cheah Geoffrey Robin | 7:40.51 |
| 4×100m medley | China (CHN) Cheng Feiyi Li Xiayan Chen Yin Lü Zhiwu | 3:39.48 | Japan (JPN) Takeshi Kawamoto Yoshiki Yamanaka Kenta Hirai Toru Maruyama | 3:41.10 | Hong Kong (HKG) Cheah Geoffrey Robin Wong Chun Yan Ng Chun Nam Derick Wong Kai Wai David | 3:47.18 |

#### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m freestyle | Tang Yi (CHN) | 25.70 | Wang Haibing (CHN) | 25.95 | Amanda Lim (SIN) | 26.17 |
| 100m freestyle | Tang Yi (CHN) | 54.90 | Qiu Yuhan (CHN) | 55.96 | Mao Kawakami (JPN) | 56.62 |
| 200m freestyle | Pang Jiaying (CHN) | 1:59.77 | Tang Yi (CHN) | 2:00.70 | Sze Hang Yu (HKG) | 2:00.84 |
| 400m freestyle | Xu Danlu (CHN) | 4:05.75 CR | Shao Yiwen (CHN) | 4:10.88 | Natthanan Junkrajang (THA) | 4:14.59 |
| 800m freestyle | Xu Danlu (CHN) | 8:22.24 CR | Shao Yiwen (CHN) | 8:37.40 | Yukimi Moriyama (JPN) | 8:45.32 |
| 50m backstroke | Zhao Jing (CHN) | 27.83 | Fu Yuanhui (CHN) | 28.12 | Tao Li (SIN) | 29.19 |
| 100m backstroke | Zhao Jing (CHN) | 59.97 | Fu Yuanhui (CHN) | 1:00.54 | Marie Kamimura (JPN) | 1:02.79 |
| 200m backstroke | Bai Anqi (CHN) | 2:11.38 | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên (VIE) | 2:12.47 | Marie Kamimura (JPN) | 2:12.73 |
| 50m breaststroke | Zhao Jin (CHN) | 32.18 | Lei On Kei (MAC) | 32.58 | Misaki Sekiguchi (JPN) Samantha Yeo (SIN) | 33.09 |
| 100m breaststroke | Zhao Jin (CHN) | 1:09.27 | Back Su-Yeon (KOR) | 1:09.71 | Misaki Sekiguchi (JPN) | 1:10.46 |
| 200m breaststroke | Zhao Jin (CHN) | 2:29.29 | Back Su-Yeon (KOR) | 2:30.18 | Liu Hongjiao (CHN) | 2:30.86 |
| 50m butterfly | Lu Ying (CHN) | 26.34 | Tao Li (SIN) | 26.93 | Sze Hang Yu (HKG) | 27.32 |
| 100m butterfly | Lu Ying (CHN) | 58.92 | Sze Hang Yu (HKG) | 1:00.07 | Rino Hosoda (JPN) | |
| 200m butterfly | Ha Sinan (CHN) | 2:09.78 | Choi Hye-Ra (KOR) | 2:10.34 | Misuzu Yabu (JPN) | 2:10.90 |
| 200m I.M. | Choi Hye-Ra (KOR) | 2:14.49 | Li Jiaxing (CHN) | 2:15.37 | Chihiro Igarashi (JPN) | 2:15.42 |
| 400m I.M. | Hiroko Makino (JPN) | 4:45.76 | Qiao Qiao (CHN) | 4:46.60 | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên (VIE) | 4:48.23 |
| 4×100m freestyle | China (CHN) Qiu Yuhan Wang Haibing Liu Xinyi Pang Jiaying | 3:45.14 | Japan (JPN) Megumi Ito Chihiro Igarashi Mao Kawakami Rino Hosoda | 3:48.26 | Hong Kong (HKG) Yu Wai Ting Mok Hoi Man Sheron Chan Kin Lok Sze Hang Yu | 3:49.14 |
| 4×200m freestyle | China (CHN) Shao Yiwen Pang Jiaying Wang Haibing Tang Yi | 8:10.85 | Japan (JPN) Chihiro Igarashi Mao Kawakami Megumi Ito Tsuzumi Hasegawa | 8:12.51 | Hong Kong (HKG) Sze Hang Yu Wong Yee Ching Mok Hoi Man Sheron Chan Kin Lok | 8:25.68 |
| 4×100m medley | China (CHN) Zhao Jing Zhao Jin Lu Ying Tang Yi | 4:05.70 | Japan (JPN) Marie Kamimura Misaki Sekiguchi Rino Hosoda Mao Kawakami | 4:10.32 | Hong Kong (HKG) Lau Yin Yan Claudia Ip Rainbow Chan Kin Lok Sze Hang Yu | 4:14.57 |

### Swimming Medal Table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 33 | 17 | 5 | 55 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 14 | 16 | 33 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 5 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Macau (MAC) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 38 | 39 | 38 | 115 |

### Synchronized Swimming

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Solo technical routine | Huang Xuechen (CHN) | Yukiko Inui (JPN) | Jang Hyang-Mi (PRK) |
| Solo free routine | Sun Wenyan (CHN) | Yumi Adachi (JPN) | Ri Ji-Hyang (PRK) |
| Duet technical routine | China (CHN) Huang Xuechen Liu Ou | Japan (JPN) Yukiko Inui Aika Hakoyama Risako Mitsui | North Korea (PRK) Kim Jin-Kyong Kim Jong-Hui |
| Duet free routine | China (CHN) Jiang Tingting Jiang Wenwen | Japan (JPN) Aika Hakoyama Yukiko Inui Risako Mitsui | North Korea (PRK) Kim Jong-Hui Ri Ji-Hyang |
| Team technical routine | China (CHN) Huang Xuechen Liu Ou Jiang Wenwen Jiang Tingting Sun Wenyan Wu Yiwen Luo Xi Chang Si Chen Xiaojun Guo Li | North Korea (PRK) Ri Ji-Hyang Jong Yon-Hui Jong Na-Ri Ri Il-Sim Kim Ju-Hye Kim Jong-Hui Kim Jin-Kyong Jang Hyang-Mi | Kazakhstan (KAZ) Aigerim Zhexembinova Amina Yermakhanova Aigerim Anarbayeva Aisulu Nauryzbayeva Aigerim Issayeva Yuliya Kempel Alina Matkova Xeniya Kachurina Baimakhanova Kerey Kristina Tynybayeva |
| Team free routine | China (CHN) Chen Xiaojun Chang Si Guo Li Wu Yiwen Luo Xi Jiang Tingting Huang Xuechen Liu Ou Sun Wenyan Jiang Wenwen | North Korea (PRK) Ri Ji-Hyang Jong Yon-Hui Kim Ju-Hye Jong Na-Ri Ri Il-Sim Kim Jong-Hui Kim Jin-Kyong Jang Hyang-Mi | Kazakhstan (KAZ) Aisulu Nauryzbayeva Kristina Tynybayeva Baimakhanova Kerey Xeniya Kachurina Alina Matkova Amina Yermakhanova Aigerim Issayeva Aigerim Anarbayeva Yuliya Kempel |
| Free routine combination | China (CHN) Huang Xuechen Yu Lele Fan Jiachen Guo Li Chang Si Luo Xi Chen Xiaojun Sun Wenyan Jiang Tingting Jiang Wenwen Liu Ou Wu Yiwen | Japan (JPN) Kurumi Yoshida Sugiyama Misa Kanami Nakamaki Miho Arai Mayo Itoyama Risako Mitsui Mai Nakamura Aika Hakoyama Yumi Adachi Yukiko Inui | Kazakhstan (KAZ) Alexandra Nemich Yekaterina Nemich Aigerim Zhexembinova Amina Yermakhanova Aigerim Anarbayeva Aisulu Nauryzbayeva Aigerim Issayeva Yuliya Kempel Alina Matkova Xeniya Kachurina Baimakhanova Kerey Kristina Tynybayeva |

### Synchronized Swimming Medal Table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### Diving

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's 3m Springboard | Zhou Xin (CHN) | 480.25 | Ooi Tze Liang (MAS) | 440.50 | Xie Zhen (HKG) | 420.75 |
| Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard | Lin Jin & Su Zewan (CHN) | 399.57 | Ooi Tze Liang & Chew Yi Wei (MAS) | 336.33 | Poon Jason Wai Ching & Chow Ho Wing (HKG) | 322.95 |
| Men's 10m Platform | Wu Jun (CHN) | | Li Ping'An (CHN) | | Otsuka Chiaki (JPN) | |
| Men's Synchronized 10m Platform | Wang Anqi & Wu Jun (CHN) | | Otsuka Chiaki & Okajima Taichi (JPN) | | Chew Yiwei & Ooi Tze Liang (MAS) | |
| Women's 3m Springboard | Zhang Jun (CHN) | 368.25 | Wei Ying (CHN) | 347.50 | Cheong Jun Hoong (MAS) | 310.45 |
| Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard | Chen Ye & Qu Lin (CHN) | 321.90 | Tatsumi Fuka & Mabuch Yuka (JPN) | 270.69 | Cheong Jun Hoong & Loi Teng (MAS) | 255.27 |
| Women's 10m Platform | WU SHENGPING (CHN) | | XING YIYING (CHN) | | TATSUMI Fuka (JPN) | |
| Women's Synchronized 10m Platform | WANG WENNA& XING YIYING (CHN) | | TATSUMI Fuka& MABUCHI Yuka (JPN) | | CHEONG JUN HOONG& LOH ZHIAYI (MAS) | |

### Diving medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |

### Water Polo

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's Tournament | China (CHN) | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | Japan (JPN) |
| Women's Tournament | China (CHN) | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | Uzbekistan (UZB) |
Results:

#### Men

Page 1-189:
A: China - Singapore - Uzbekistan - Saudi Arabia - Sri Lanka
B: Kazakhstan - Japan - Thailand - Hong Kong
* CHN 4W 93-12 +81
* SIN 2W 1D 1L 42-42 0
* UZB 2W 2L 42-44 -2
* KSA 1W 1D 2L 37-37 0
* SRI 4L 15-94 -79
* KAZ 3W 59-14 +45
* JPN 2W 1L 69-13 +56
* THA 1W 2L 17-54 -37
* HKG 3L 7-71 -64
19 Nov 2012:
* Saudi Arabia 4 - 8 Uzbekistan
* China 26 - 2 Sri Lanka
* Hong Kong 4 - 12 Thailand
* Kazakhstan 10 - 9 Japan
* China 16 - 2 Saudi Arabia
20 Nov 2012:
* Japan 27 - 2 Thailand
* Hong Kong 2 - 26 Kazakhstan
* Uzbekistan 21 - 4 Sri Lanka
* Saudi Arabia 8 - 8 Singapore
21 Nov 2012:
* Sri Lanka 4 - 24 Singapore
* Uzbekistan 6 - 28 China
* Hong Kong 1 - 33 Japan
* Kazakhstan 23 - 3 Thailand
* Singapore 8 - 7 Uzbekistan
22 Nov 2012:
* Singapore 2 - 23 China
* Sri Lanka 5 - 23 Saudi Arabia
23 Nov 2012: (Quarterfinal)
* Singapore 9 - 5 Thailand
* Uzbekistan 4 - 23 Japan
* China 27 - 3 Hong Kong
* Saudi Arabia 4 - 14 Kazakhstan
24 Nov 2012:
* Thailand 4 - 8 Saudi Arabia
* Uzbekistan 18 - 4 Hong Kong
* Singapore 4 - 16 Kazakhstan
* Japan 8 - 9 China
25 Nov 2012:
* Thailand 6 - 8 Hong Kong
* Saudi Arabia 9 - 10 Uzbekistan
* Singapore 5 - 18 Japan
* Kazakhstan 11 - 13 China
* Kazakhstan
* China
* Japan
* Singapore
* Uzbekistan
* Saudi Arabia
* Hong Kong
* Thailand
* Sri Lanka

#### Women

Page 190-316:
* China 6W 0L 175-11 +164
* Kazakhstan 5W 1L 159-25 +134
* Uzbekistan 4W 2L 103-55 +48
* Singapore 3W 3L 56-94 -38
* India 2W 4L 48-122 -74
* Hong Kong 1W 5L 22-112 -90
* Sri Lanka 0W 6L 18-162 -144
19 Nov 2012:
* Singapore 3 - 13 Uzbekistan
* Kazakhstan 34 - 0 Hong Kong
* China 40 - 1 India
20 Nov 2012:
* Singapore 11 - 4 Hong Kong
* Uzbekistan 28 - 5 India
* Kazakhstan 39 - 0 Sri Lanka
21 Nov 2012:
* Hong Kong 7 - 11 India
* Singapore 27 - 6 Sri Lanka
* Uzbekistan 2 - 27 China
22 Nov 2012:
* Sri Lanka 5 - 19 India
* Hong Kong 2 - 30 China
* Singapore 5 - 32 Kazakhstan
23 Nov 2012:
* Sri Lanka 0 - 35 China
* India 3 - 30 Kazakhstan
* Hong Kong 2 - 21 Uzbekistan
24 Nov 2012:
* Kazakhstan 16 - 6 Uzbekistan
* China 30 - 0 Singapore
* Sri Lanka 5 - 9 Hong Kong
25 Nov 2012:
* India 9 - 12 Singapore
* China 13 - 8 Kazakhstan
* Sri Lanka 2 - 33 Uzbekistan

### Water Polo Medal Table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |

### All Medal Table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 50 | 20 | 5 | 75 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 22 | 19 | 44 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 8 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Macau (MAC) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 55 | 56 | 55 | 166 |