# Asian Swimming Championships

The Asian Swimming Championships are a major aquatics event, held every four years among the athletes from Asian countries. It is conducted under the governance of the Asian Amateur Swimming Federation, the governing body of aquatics in Asia.
The last edition of the Championships, the tenth, were held in 2016 in Tokyo, Japan.

## Editions

| Year | Edition | City | Country | Dates |
| 1980 | 1 | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 4– June |
| 1984 | 2 | Seoul | South Korea | 28 May – 5 June |
| 1988 | 3 | Guangzhou | China | 2–12 April |
| 1992 | 4 | Hiroshima | Japan | |
| 1996 | 5 | Bangkok | Thailand | 12–15 April |
| 2000 | 6 | Busan | South Korea | 28 March – 2 April |
| 2006 | 7 | Singapore | Singapore | 5–10 March |
| 2009 | 8 | Foshan | China | 25–28 November |
| 2012 | 9 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 15–25 November |
| 2016 | 10 | Tokyo | Japan | 14–20 November |
| 2024 | 11 | Capas | Philippines | Feb 26–March 9 |

## Championships records

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise. All times are swum in a long-course (50m) pool.

### Men

| Event | Time | | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50m freestyle | 22.03 | = | Katsumi Nakamura | Japan | 20 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 50m freestyle | 22.03 | = | Yu Hexin | China | 20 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 100m freestyle | 48.57 | | Park Tae-hwan | South Korea | 19 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 200m freestyle | 1:45.16 | | Park Tae-hwan | South Korea | 17 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 400m freestyle | 3:42.49 | | Sun Yang | China | 16 November 2012 | 2012 Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 800m freestyle | 7:53.25 | † | Sun Yang | China | 17 November 2012 | 2012 Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 1500m freestyle | 14:44.10 | | Sun Yang | China | 17 November 2012 | 2012 Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 50m backstroke | 24.65 | | Xu Jiayu | China | 19 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 100m backstroke | 52.75 | r | Xu Jiayu | China | 17 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 200m backstroke | 1:55.19 | | Xu Jiayu | China | 18 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 50m breaststroke | 27.62 | | Yasuhiro Koseki | Japan | 17 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 100m breaststroke | 59.99 | | Ippei Watanabe | Japan | 18 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:08.19 | | Ippei Watanabe | Japan | 19 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 50m butterfly | 23.66 | | Masayuki Kishida | Japan | 18 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 100m butterfly | 52.00 | | Li Zhuhao | China | 17 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 200m butterfly | 1:54.53 | | Masato Sakai | Japan | 19 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 200m individual medley | 1:56.66 | | Wang Shun | China | 20 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 400m individual medley | 4:10.17 | | Daiya Seto | Japan | 17 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:16.37 | | Lin Yongqing (49.23)He Jianbin (49.38)Liu Zhaochen (49.15)Yu Hexin (48.61) | China | 20 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 7:13.14 | | Katsuhiro Matsumoto (1:47.67)Tsubasa Amai (1:48.52)Daiya Seto (1:47.65)Fuyu Yoshida (1:49.30) | Japan | 18 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:33.43 | | Xu Jiayu (52.75)Li Xiang (59.93)Li Zhuhao (52.09)Yu Hexin (48.66) | China | 17 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |

### Women

| Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50m freestyle | 24.90 | Rikako Ikee | Japan | 18 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 100m freestyle | 53.44 | Zhu Menghui | China | 17 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 200m freestyle | 1:56.71 | Shen Duo | China | 18 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 400m freestyle | 4:05.75 | Xu Danlu | China | 17 November 2012 | 2012 Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 800m freestyle | 8:22.24 | Xu Danlu | China | 18 November 2012 | 2012 Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 1500m freestyle | 16:36.46 | Yu Rui | China | 6 March 2006 | 2006 Championships | Singapore, Singapore |
| 50m backstroke | 27.38 | Gao Chang | China | 25 November 2009 | 2009 Championships | Foshan, China |
| 100m backstroke | 59.70 | Fu Yuanhui | China | 18 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 200m backstroke | 2:08.98 | Chen Jie | China | 20 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 50m breaststroke | 31.28 | Satomi Suzuki | Japan | 20 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:07.77 | Chen Huijia | China | 27 November 2009 | 2009 Championships | Foshan, China |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:22.74 | Reona Aoki | Japan | 18 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 50m butterfly | 25.74 | Rikako Ikee | Japan | 18 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 100m butterfly | 57.12 | Jiao Liuyang | China | 27 November 2009 | 2009 Championships | Foshan, China |
| 200m butterfly | 2:06.23 | Liu Zige | China | 25 November 2009 | 2009 Championships | Foshan, China |
| 200m individual medley | 2:11.46 | Yui Ohashi | Japan | 20 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 400m individual medley | 4:37.71 | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên | Vietnam | 17 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:37.10 | Sun Meichen (54.90)Tang Yi (54.78)Shen Duo (54.16)Zhu Menghui (53.26) | China | 19 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 7:54.98 | Shen Duo (1:59.37)Zhang Yuhan (1:58.34)Ai Yanhan (1:58.12)Wang Shijia (1:59.15) | China | 17 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:57.97 | Emi Moronuki (1:00.98)Misaki Sekiguchi (1:06.42)Rikako Ikee (56.18)Tomomi Aoki (54.39) | Japan | 20 November 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tokyo, Japan |