# Swimming at the 2002 South American Games

The swimming competition at the 2002 South American Games consisted of swimming events held August 6–9, 2002 in Belém, Brazil.

## Results
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m freestyle | Rodrigo de Oliveira Brazil | 24.00 | Antônio Paz Vielmo Brazil | 24.02 | Albert Subirats Venezuela | 24.24 |
| 100m freestyle | Albert Subirats Venezuela | 52.18 | Maximiliano Schnettler Chile | 52.64 | Rodrigo de Oliveira Brazil | 52.79 |
| 200m freestyle | Maximiliano Schnettler Chile | 1:54.50 RS | Eduardo Ramirez Venezuela | 1:56.24 | Albert Subirats Venezuela | 1:58.40 |
| 400m freestyle | Albert Subirats Venezuela | 4:05.71 | Gustavo Taveira Brazil | 4:06.12 | Brunno Colosimo Brazil | 4:08.11 |
| 1500m freestyle | Alejandro Gómez Venezuela | 16:05.05 | Gustavo Taveira Brazil | 16:27.91 | Brunno Colosimo Brazil | 16:44.21 |
| 100m backstroke | Daniel Novak Brazil | 59.35 | Rodrigo de Oliveira Brazil | 59.85 | Raymer Vezga Venezuela | 1:00.54 |
| 200m backstroke | Rodrigo de Oliveira Brazil | 2:11.43 | Daniel Novak Brazil | 2:13.10 | Oscar Alonso Venezuela | 2:15.68 |
| 100m breaststroke | Alan Nagaoka Brazil | 1:05.99 | George Albuquerque Brazil | 1:06.63 | Eugenio Romoli Argentina | 1:06.89 |
| 200m breaststroke | Thiago Pereira Brazil | 2:17.94 RS | Eugenio Romoli Argentina | 2:24.98 | Leopoldo Andara Venezuela | 2:26.74 |
| 100m butterfly | Wesley Mâncio Brazil | 56.66 | José Cadorna Venezuela | 56.92 | Anderson Antônio Brazil | 57.60 |
| 200m butterfly | Anderson Antônio Brazil | 2:05.50 | José Cadorna Venezuela | 2:07.09 | Wesley Mâncio Brazil | 2:07.41 |
| 200m I.M. | Lucas Salatta Brazil | 2:07.45 RS | Leopoldo Andara Venezuela | 2:09.10 | Alan Nagaoka Brazil | 2:09.14 |
| 400m I.M. | Lucas Salatta Brazil | 4:33.41 RS | Leopoldo Andara Venezuela | 4:35.27 | Alan Nagaoka Brazil | 4:37.04 |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | Brazil Salatta, Oliveira, Mâncio, Vielmo | 3:32.97 | Venezuela Ramirez, Alesi, Jimenez, Subirats | 3:34.22 | Argentina Rodriguez, Romoli, Verberck, Franco | 3:50.07 |
| 4×100m medley relay | Brazil Novak, Nagaoka, Mâncio, Vielmo | 3:53.68 RS | Venezuela Vezga, Andara, Alesi, Subirats | 3:59.15 | Argentina Lebrand, Romoli, Rodriguez, Franco | 4:07.83 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m freestyle | Arlene Semeco Venezuela | 26.18 RS | Amara Silva Brazil | 26.57 | Yamile Bahamonde Eduador | 26.78 |
| 100m freestyle | Arlene Semeco Venezuela | 57.53 RS | Amara Silva Brazil | 58.55 | Marita Wong Peru | 58.86 |
| 200m freestyle | Ana Muniz Brazil | 2:05.51 RS | Cecilia Biagioli Argentina | 2:07.23 | Marita Wong Peru | 2:08.37 |
| 400m freestyle | Cecilia Biagioli Argentina | 4:22.60 RS | Ana Muniz Brazil | 4:28.20 | Kristel Kobrich Chile | 4:30.75 |
| 800m freestyle | Cecilia Biagioli Argentina | 9:03.26 RS | Kristel Kobrich Chile | 9:07.30 | Ana Muniz Brazil | 9:10.69 |
| 100m backstroke | Talita Ribeiro Brazil | 1:04.39 RS | Gabriela Costanzo Paraguay | 1:07.21 | Francy Palma Venezuela | 1:07.86 |
| 200m backstroke | Talita Ribeiro Brazil | 2:22.12 RS | Valeria Silva Peru | 2:25.77 | Constanza Orta Argentina | 2:26.98 |
| 100m breaststroke | Agustina Giovanni Argentina | 1:13.16 RS | Marcelle Lopes Brazil | 1:14.04 | Valeria Silva Peru | 1:15.20 |
| 200m breaststroke | Marcelle Lopes Brazil | 2:36.92 RS | Agustina Giovanni Argentina | 2:37.00 | Corina Gonçalves Venezuela | 2:43.02 |
| 100m butterfly | Ivi Monteiro Brazil | 1:03.19 RS | Maria Aguila Peru | 1:03.99 | Bárbara Jatobá Brazil | 1:06.05 |
| 200m butterfly | Bárbara Jatobá Brazil | 2:21.80 RS | Alicia Garcia Peru | 2:21.90 | Ivi Monteiro Brazil | 2:22.03 |
| 200m I.M. | Lílian Cerroni Brazil | 2:23.76 RS | Agustina Giovanni Argentina | 2:25.55 | Marita Wong Peru | 2:26.64 |
| 400m I.M. | Bárbara Jatobá Brazil | 5:01.82 RS | Lílian Cerroni Brazil | 5:03.20 | Silvia Perez Venezuela | 5:16.94 |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | Brazil Silva, Amblard, Ribeiro, Monteiro | 3:55.02 RS | Venezuela Ruiz, Lopez, Vilar, Semeco | 3:57.12 | Argentina Orta, Zavattaro, Giovanni, Biagioli | 4:09.64 |
| 4×100m medley relay | Brazil Ribeiro, Lopes, Monteiro, Silva | 4:22.49 RS | Peru Guerra, Silva, Garcia, Wong | 4:31.03 | Venezuela Palma, Gonçalves, Carrillo, Semeco | 4:32.61 |