# Swimming at the 2006 South Asian Games

The swimming competition at the 2006 South Asian Games happened between August 19–23, 2006, at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming Pool in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Sri Lanka)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | India | 32 | 18 | 3 | 53 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka* | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 0 | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 5 | Nepal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 |

## Results

India dominated the competition winning 32 out of a possible 38 gold medals, while hosts Sri Lanka won five gold medals with Bangladesh the only other country to win a gold medal.

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Varun Divgikar India | 23.97 | Daniel Lee Sri Lanka | 25.07 | Nazrul Islam Bangladesh | 25.41 |
| 100 m freestyle | Virdhawal Khade India | 52.71 GR | Daniel Lee Sri Lanka | 55.75 | Rezaul Bangladesh | 55.83 |
| 200 m freestyle | Virdhawal Khade India | 1:59.07 GR | Amar Muralidharan India | 1:59.23 | Heshan Unamboowe Sri Lanka | 2:02.74 |
| 400 m freestyle | Rehan Poncha India | 4:05.94 | Rohit Havaldar India | 4:05.08 | Mehboob Ali Pakistan | 4:25.30 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Mandar Divase India | 16:17.58 GR | Rohit Havaldar India | 16:43.59 | Mehboob Ali Pakistan | 17:48.31 |
| 50 m backstroke | Arjun Muralidharan India | 28.28 | Rubel Rana Bangladesh | 28.40 | Heshan Unamboowe Sri Lanka | 28.86 |
| 100 m backstroke | Andrew Abeysinghe Sri Lanka | 1:00.11 GR | Arjun Muralidharan India | 1:00.50 | Sandeep Sejwal India | 1:00.76 |
| 200 m backstroke | Andrew Abeysinghe Sri Lanka | 2:07.97 | Rehan Poncha India | 2:11.33 | Rohit Havaldar India | 2:13.40 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Shajahan Ali Bangladesh | 30.43 | Sandeep Sejwal India | 30.46 | Mohammad Niaz Ali Bangladesh | 31.52 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Sandeep Sejwal India | 1:07.73 | Shajahan Ali Bangladesh | 1:08.08 | Mohammad Niaz Ali Bangladesh | 1:10.34 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Arjun Jayaprakash India | 2:27.12 | Sandeep Sejwal India | 2:27.43 | Mohammad Niaz Ali Bangladesh | 2:34.90 |
| 50 m butterfly | Virdhawal Khade India | 25.97 | Ahmed Jewel Bangladesh | 26.60 | Milinda de Silva Sri Lanka | 26.89 |
| 100 m butterfly | Arjun Muralidharan India | 56.67 | Ahmed Jewel Bangladesh | 58.89 | Nasir Ali Pakistan | 59.37 |
| 200 m butterfly | Arjun Muralidharan India | 2:05.06 GR | Rehan Poncha India | 2:07.33 | Nasir Ali Pakistan | 2:12.97 |
| 200 m individual medley | Rehan Poncha India | 2:11.22 GR | Nisar Ahmed Pakistan | 2:16.26 | Rubel Rana Bangladesh | 2:16.62 |
| 400 m individual medley | Rehan Poncha India | 4:37.04 GR | Arjun Jayaprakash India | 4:48.84 | Nisar Ahmed Pakistan | 4:52.25 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | Arjun Muralidharan Virdhawal Khade Sandeep Sejwal Rohit Havaldar India | 3:37.41 | Rezaul Kamal Hossain Nazrul Islam Rafiq Bangladesh | 3:44.64 | Andrew Abeysinghe Heshan Unamboowe Milinda de Silva Daniel Lee Sri Lanka | 3:44.92 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | Arjun Muralidharan Virdhawal Khade Aaron D'Souza Rohit Havaldar India | 8:07:56 | Nisar Ahmed Firdous Khan Adil Baig Mehboob Ali Pakistan | 8:18:82 | Nilmin Arsacularatne Heshan Unamboowe Milinda de Silva Daniel Lee Sri Lanka | 8:23:26 |
| 4×100 m medley relay | India | 4:00.42 | Sri Lanka | 4:11.67 | Nepal | 4:53.92 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Lekha Kamath India | 27.70 | Mayumi Raheem Sri Lanka | 28.87 | Rubab Raza Pakistan | 29.18 |
| 100 m freestyle | Lekha Kamath India | 1:00.76 | B. Neeraja India | 1:02.17 | Mayumi Raheem Sri Lanka | 1:02.85 |
| 200 m freestyle | Pooja Alva India | 2:14.65 | B. Neeraja India | 2:15.96 | Kiran Khan Pakistan | 2:18.67 |
| 400 m freestyle | Kishipra Mahajan India | 4:40.72 | Pooja Alva India | 4:42.98 | Kiran Khan Pakistan | 4:54.56 |
| 800 m freestyle | Surabhi Tipri India | 9:39.60 | Pooja Alva India | 9:41.93 | Imara Fahim Sri Lanka | 10:21.95 |
| 50 m backstroke | Fariha Zaman India | 31.70 | Kiran Khan Pakistan | 32.25 | Rubab Raza Pakistan | 33.41 |
| 100 m backstroke | Fariha Zaman India | 1:09.05 GR | Kiran Khan Pakistan | 1:09.76 | Kishipra Mahajan India | 1:11.79 |
| 200 m backstroke | Fariha Zaman India | 2:31.49 GR | Madhavi Giri India | 2:32.45 | Kiran Khan Pakistan | 2:40.49 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Mayumi Raheem Sri Lanka | 34.97 | Doli Akhter Bangladesh | 36.14 | Mahfuza Khatun Bangladesh | 36.87 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Mayumi Raheem Sri Lanka | 1:15.84 GR | V. Tejaswani India | 1:18:91 | Mahfuza Khatun Bangladesh | 1:20.90 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Mayumi Raheem Sri Lanka | 2:45.24 GR | V. Tejaswani India | 2:46.72 | Doli Akhter Bangladesh | 2:58.17 |
| 50 m butterfly | Lekha Kamath India | 29.71 | Sana Wahid Pakistan | 32.87 | Miniruwani Samarakoon Sri Lanka | 33.06 |
| 100 m butterfly | Lekha Kamath India | 1:04.51 GR | Miniruwani Samarakoon Sri Lanka | 1:11.85 | Miniruwani Samarakoon Pakistan | 1:16.29 |
| 200 m butterfly | Pooja Alva India | 2:24:82 | Madhavi Giri India | 2:26:07 | Miniruwani Samarakoon Sri Lanka | 2:40:81 |
| 200 m individual medley | V. Tejaswini India | 2:28.78 | Mayumi Raheem Sri Lanka | 2:30.98 | Rida Sabahat Pakistan | 2:51.18 |
| 400 m individual medley | V. Tejaswini India | 5:16.21 | Madhavi Giri India | 5:21.72 | Mayumi Raheem Sri Lanka | 5:26.21 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | India | 4:08.72 | Sri Lanka | 4:25.20 | Pakistan | 4:35.08 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | India | 9:18.76 | Sri Lanka | 9:38.41 | Pakistan | 9:53.40 |
| 4×100 m medley relay | India | 4:40.42 | Sri Lanka | 4:49.12 | Pakistan | 4:57.99 |